More than 4 million New Zealanders receive subsidised GP care
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Nearly 32 million prescriptions were subsidised in New Zealand last year, a ministry of health survey has found. Additionally, only 1.7% of New Zealander’s viewed cost as a barrier to GP services, with 11.1 million GP appointments subsidised and up to a million patients paying no more than NZ$15.50 for consultations, with the national average being NZ$26.