REIMBURSEMENT UNRAVELLED: How centralized procurement is impacting New Zealand’s medtech industry
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Changes to New Zealand’s medtech procurement process are underway, with the Pharmaceutical Management Agency taking over management of hospital medical devices. Faye Sumner of the Medical Technology Association of New Zealand discusses the market impact – including a significant shrinking in the number of medtech suppliers – and industry’s responses to these changes