Health Benefits Limited
Health Benefits Limited report
Labour says a Crown company set up to make health savings was just a vanity project for a previous Minister of Health. Audio
Labour: Kitchen plan set to swallow up health boards' funds
Labour calls it blackmail. District Health Boards across New Zealand will have to pay thousands of dollars if they don't sign up to a proposal to outsource hospital food. Audio
DHBs welcome end of "cost-saving" company HBL
A doctor says a Crown agency that is unexpectedly being axed actually quadrupled some backoffice costs at her DHB, when it was created to save money. Audio
Govt to wind down Health Benefits Ltd, but savings to continue
The Government is defending the decision to wind down its flagship cost cutting health initiative - the controversial Health Benefits Limited. Audio
Government to wind down contentious HBL cost-saving agency
Health Benefits Limited is to be wound down, but its controversial cost-saving work at district health boards will continue. Audio
Health Benefits Limited to be wound down
The Government says Health Benefits Limited, the controversial crown owned company set up to help save DHBs money will be wound down. Audio
Government denies witchhunt for leaker of health criticism
The Government denies it's gone on a witchhunt for the leaker of a document which criticises its flagship health initiative, Health Benefits Limited. Audio
Finance workers in limbo
Finance workers have been sitting in limbo for six months because of delays in the Government's flagship Health Benefits Limited programme, and a union says some are leaving. Audio
Govt rejects claims HBL resembles ponzi scheme as politicking
The Government is defending its flagship health initiative, saying the claims that Health Benefits Limited resembles a ponzi scheme are pure politicking. Audio
Concerns raised over HBL after document leak
A document leaked to Radio New Zealand says the Government's flagship health initiative, Health Benefits Limited, has striking similarities to a ponzi scheme and is the single biggest threat to the… Audio
Savings could be between 10 million and 95 million dollars.
Nigel Wilkson who heads Health Benefits Limited says the savings could be between 10 million and 95 million dollars. Audio