Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 5, 2022 3:30:21 GMT 12
FREE HEALTHCARE FOR UNDER-24S IN HAWKE'S BAY, WITH A CATCH
Some GPs say the DHB has forced them to now charge under-18s for visits.
Hastings Health Centre has advised patients that 14 to 17 years of funding from the DHB has ceased, and fees will now be $30 or $13 with a Community Services Card.
However, Foster says demand has decreased, but the need for a ''co-design of health services, to better meet the growing needs of our rangatahi Māori and Pasifika population'', was identified.
"As a result, the DHB made the decision to extend free healthcare to Hawke's Bay rangatahi up to the age of 24 at selected practices to better meet these needs," Foster says.
The Te Kahui Waiora collective has a kaupapa Māori foundation and is in a transitional period, with full services operational by July 1.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/free-healthcare-for-under-24s-in-hawkes-bay-with-a-catch/5W774GXZF57G3YI5264BN2OXQ4/
Some GPs say the DHB has forced them to now charge under-18s for visits.
Hastings Health Centre has advised patients that 14 to 17 years of funding from the DHB has ceased, and fees will now be $30 or $13 with a Community Services Card.
However, Foster says demand has decreased, but the need for a ''co-design of health services, to better meet the growing needs of our rangatahi Māori and Pasifika population'', was identified.
"As a result, the DHB made the decision to extend free healthcare to Hawke's Bay rangatahi up to the age of 24 at selected practices to better meet these needs," Foster says.
The Te Kahui Waiora collective has a kaupapa Māori foundation and is in a transitional period, with full services operational by July 1.......
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/free-healthcare-for-under-24s-in-hawkes-bay-with-a-catch/5W774GXZF57G3YI5264BN2OXQ4/