
The ACC files: Review looks at ways to improve efficiency
An internal review by ACC is looking at how the corporation could run more efficiently and what changes need to be made.
An internal review by ACC is looking at how the corporation could run more efficiently and what changes need to be made.
ACC's medical advisers are not being held properly accountable, a lawyer says.
A lawyer has asked for an investigation into a group of doctors he says ACC uses to reject claims due to pre-injury "degenerative" conditions.
Hundreds of accident victims are being wrongly refused treatment on back, shoulder and knee injuries that are being mislabelled as due to "degenerative" causes, say lawyers.
The ACC will ensure money is the least of the worries for the families of the Pike River 29, says ACC Minister Nick Smith.
The SFO has laid eight charges against Malcolm David Mason and another individual over corrupt property transactions involving the ACC.
Despite owing millions in taxes, Phoenix owner Terry Serepisos is confident the A-League soccer club is here to stay.
The Phoenix CEO has guaranteed the future of the soccer club, despite the IRD seeking $3.58 million from owner Terry Serepisos.
Labour leader Phil Goff says proposed changes to ACC levies are the Government's way of moving to a user-pays, privatised system by "stealth".
Physiotherapy claims paid for by ACC have slumped by nearly a quarter, reflecting the social insurer's sharp cut backs in health treatment - at a time when New Zealand's rate of injuries is continuing to climb.
Taxpayers may be offered discounts on their accident insurance levies in return for accepting lower compensation, longer waits and higher medical fees after an accident.
Shareholders are upset...
A former All Black, now a chiropractor, has been convicted for fraudulently billing ACC for treatment sessions his clients never received.
The Govt's financial statements show the deficit shrank as bigger returns from the ACC and the Cullen Fund kicked in.