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Lab charge decision welcomed

Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 12:23 pm
Press Release: Health Funds Association of NZ

Lab charge decision welcomed

The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) has welcomed the Government’s decision today to end the practice of district health boards charging private patients for lab tests.

HFANZ executive director Roger Styles said the move was a sensible one, which would improve people’s access to health services while lowering New Zealand’s total health expenditures.

“We supported the Minister of Health’s moratorium on this, and were confident that a review of the charges would lead to the right outcome,” he said.

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