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Further to WPQ 20208, will the Minister commit to monitoring Māori health outcomes including complication rates, hospitalisations, and mortality not just medicine uptake, following any changes to the eligibility criteria?

Answered Question 28190 (2026)
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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

Member for Te Tai Hauāuru · Te Pāti Māori

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  • Further to WPQ 20208, will the Minister commit to monitoring Māori health outcomes including complication rates, hospitalisations, and mortality not just medicine uptake, following any changes to the eligibility criteria?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

Answer

Pharmac's role is to monitor medicine uptake. I refer the Member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 20208 (2026).