Healthcare policymakers recommended that a politically independent working group or health commission is needed to drive significant changes in the industry. The reason behind establishing health commission is to avoid healthcare funding crisis. A research group in New Zealand predicted that the country has only around eight years to make changes in spending patterns of the industry before health costs start to impact the Government's ability to keep the country within budget. For more details please visit: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1405/S00065/independent-role-recommended-to-drive-healthcare-change.htm