Just weeks after taking office National honoured an election promise to publicly fund
12 months of Herceptin for women with HER2 breast cancer.
We started the funding from the day we were sworn in and by the end of last month, 191 New Zealand women had received Herceptin under this Government's policy.
Our commitment allows patients and their doctors to have a choice. The nine-week treatment option also remains funded and available. Women who began treatment as private patients have also been reimbursed their costs from the day the Government was sworn in.
The 12-month course is being funded from the extra $40 million the Government is spending on pharmaceuticals this year.
At this time of economic restraint, National is working to achieve better access to medicines for patients.
For more information:
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/more+women+taking+12+month+herceptin+course
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