Lester Levy: New Health New Zealand commissioner says agency has an over-spending problem, not an under-funding problem
The new Tsar of the health system says the agency has an over-spending problem, not an under-funding problem. The Government's sacked the board of Health New Zealand, replacing it solely with the chair Lester Levy and giving him a new title of commissioner. Levy intends to appoint four regional leaders. The Government claims its overspending at a rate of about $130 million a month. Incoming Commissioner Lester Levy told Mike Hosking they need to fix the over-spend. “Because if you don’t do that, then when more money comes in from the Government on behalf of the taxpayer, that money simply goes to fund deficits; it doesn’t actually fund additional health services.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.