For our weekly catch up with the ACT party Rawan spoke with Simon Court about some of the party’s health policies.
They talked about the party's proposed independent review of Pharmac to assess the cost-efficiency of current medical spending, looking at how they plan to undergo the review and why it is important.
They also discussed the party’s promise to subsidise private hospital elective surgeries as a way to tackle long waitlists and hospital shortages. Rawan asked about how they plan to subsidise a section of the private sector as well as what difference this will make.
The ACT party is also planning to establish a new service called Mental Health and Addiction New Zealand. Simon spoke about what this service will include and how it differs from current services.
Ron Gallipoli and Billie Fee are in the studio to talk about An Imposter, a song cycle and a melodrama opening at Basement Theatre tomorrow evening. Whakarongo mai nei!
Def Jim delivers the last 95bFM Jazz Show of Winter 2023, featuring brand new releases from Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Illegal Crowns and Trio Tapestry, plus a mini-tribute to recently fallen veteran European Avant Garde saxophone colossus Peter Brötzmann, together with a bunch of other scintillating selections.
Playlist
Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble - Ode To Berth Williams/Ethiopias Call (edit; from After The Dawn Has Risen)
Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric - Ntozake Shange (edit; from Fire Illuminations)
Illegal Crowns - Crooked Frame (from Unclosing)
Joanne Brackeen - I Didn't Know What Time It Was (from Six Ate)
Liberty Ellman - Ophiuchus Butterfly (from Ophiuchus Butterfly)
Brotzmann/Parker/Drake - Halfhearted Beast (from Never Too Late But Always Too Early)
Quest - Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (from Self-titled)
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