Lester Levy: New Health New Zealand commissioner says agency has an over-spending problem, not an under-funding problem

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

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.”

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