The New Zealand government has delayed committing to a date for lowering the free bowel cancer screening age to 50, with only partial rollout in regions and criticism from a health charity over unmet election promises.
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It's huge. And we're and and and alongside that, those you know, five point five billion dollars on health. Every single year, health is the biggest spender in the budget because those costs keep going up. Yeah. And so she clearly she knows that within that coalition, they can't get that over the line either.
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progressive, life-saving expansion
\\ \\ **Next step taken to lower bowel screening age**\\ \\ 28 May, 2026\\ \\ Simeon Brownequity-focused, urgent intervention needed
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