Malcolm Mulholland: Patient Voice Aotearoa on Health NZ blocking early access to cancer drug Keytruda

Belief a controversial Health New Zealand decision on cancer drug funding - will shorten lives. Pharmac's giving free access to Keytruda for five types of cancer, but funding doesn't kick in for two months. Health NZ has scrapped a proposal to provide it the medication for people in need until then. Patient Voice Aotearoa's Malcolm Mulholland says he is gobsmacked. He told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's the cruellest decision he's seen Health NZ make, and will mean patients lives are cut short. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.