Half a Turnaround: Why ACC's recovery must be built on rehabilitation, not exits
About this episode
Jamuel discusses ACC's recovery and the need for rehabilitation reforms with Oliver Hartwich.
In this episode, Jamuel talks with Oliver Hartwich about his report Half a Turnaround, which examines how ACC's outstanding claims liability more than doubled over a decade as more injured New Zealanders became stuck on long-term support. Oliver argues that ACC has halted the financial deterioration through tighter claim decisions, not yet through proven gains in rehabilitation, and sets out reforms including a 28-day rehabilitation guarantee to restore the scheme's original promise of getting injured people back to work.
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