Capitation increase 4% – Govt leaves patients to pick up additional costs

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Capitation increase 4% – Govt leaves patients to pick up additional costs

Fiona

Cassie

fcassie@nzdoctor.co.nz

Thursday 20 June 2024, 11:33 AM

Practices are being told they can boost patient fees by nearly 8 per cent to compensate for capitation funding falling far short of the 5.88 per cent cost pressure [Image: Fraser Williamson]

But the agency says that as many VLCA practices are “struggling financially” it was open to considering VLCA practices increasing patient fees for non

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