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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Chronic under-resourcing of cardiac care costing lives
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:13:08
	Publish Date:		2025-08-11 05:08:00
	Description:		Heart disease is costing the country nearly $14 billion a year in direct costs to the health system and early deaths of one in five New Zealanders. That was the stark analysis from Otago University research, which shows chronic under-resourcing of cardiac care is costing lives. Ruth Hill reports. And for more, Health New Zealand's Chief Clinical Officer, Richard Sullivan spoke to Lisa Owen.
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