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Decision to delay Pump and CGM Funding for T1 Diabetics

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From: Fiona Smith

Dear Minister Seymour,

As you may be aware, Pharmac recently delayed the roll-out of Constant Glucose Monitors and insulin pumps for T1 diabetics following a public consultation process.

This is a matter of concern for the T1 community as many of us are either unable to access CGMs because of the cost, or are paying for these items ourselves at a time when the cost of living is placing considerable pressure on families.

Please provide under the Official Information Act any communication (including emails, briefing papers or text messages) you or your office has received providing advice or commentary around the funding of CGM and improving access to insulin pumps, including around the reasons for and the implications for the delay.

Further, please provide diary entries or meeting notes from any meetings or telephone conversations that have been held with Pharmac or any other organisation or individual about the funding of CGM and pumps and the subsequent delay in the roll out.

Thank you,

Fiona Smith

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Dear Fiona

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information Act request as follows:

"Please provide under the Official Information Act any communication (including emails, briefing papers or text messages) you or your office has received providing advice or commentary around the funding of CGM and improving access to insulin pumps, including around the reasons for and the implications for the delay."

Further, please provide diary entries or meeting notes from any meetings or telephone conversations that have been held with Pharmac or any other organisation or individual about the funding of CGM and pumps and the subsequent delay in the roll out.

We received your request on Wednesday 29 May 2024. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than Thursday 27 June 2024, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Kind regards,

Liam Collett| Private Secretary Executive Support

Office of Hon David Seymour
Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)
Minister for Regulation
Associate Minister of Education (Partnership Schools)
Associate Minister of Justice (Treaty Principles Bill)
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac)

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Dear Fiona

 

Please find attached response to your OIA request of 29 May.

 

Kind regards, Annette

 

Annette Gratkowski | Private Secretary Executive
Support

 

 

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