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Source: New
Zealand Immigration Service, accessed April 2006
New Zealand’s healthcare system is widely
regarded as one of the best of the OECD countries. New Zealand citizens
are entitled to a wide range of free and government-subsidised healthcare,
including hospital and doctor services, free public hospital treatment
and free 24-hour accident and emergency clinics.
The government also funds subsidies for visits to the
local doctor and prescriptions for young children, people who require
frequent healthcare and those on low incomes.
If we injure ourselves at work, at home, in the car,
playing sport or doing any other activity, our government-legislated accident
compensation scheme (ACC) helps pay for our hospital, doctor, physiotherapist
or any specialist treatment.
If the injury is serious, payment will also be made
to offset the loss of wages. This removes the need for us to seek redress
through the courts if we get injured through the actions of others.
Free:
- Public hospital treatment
- 24-hour accident and emergency (A&E) care
- Visits to the doctor for children under six years
- Treatment of acute or chronic medical conditions
- Laboratory tests and X-rays
- Healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth
- Dental checks for school children
- Breast cancer screening for woman aged between 45 and 69
prescription charges:
- NZ$15 max
- Visit to family doctor: adult NZ$45-55
- 6 to 17 years NZ$20
- Visits to physiotherapists, chiropractors and osteopaths
- (GP referred)
Note: Only applies if you are a New Zealand resident.
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