Five per cent of what? The quirks behind how much of Vote Health goes into primary care

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Five per cent of what? The quirks behind how much of Vote Health goes into primary care

Fiona

Cassie

fcassie@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 24 May 2023, 03:49 PM

How much of the health allocation is distributed to the country’s 1000 or so general practices to deliver care to their 4.8 million enrolled patients?

Funders have told primary care leaders that national contracts will be rising by 5 per cent in the coming year. Reporter Fiona Cassie takes a closer look at the sums

Last year’s Budget allocated $24 billion to Vote Health – a tidy sum in anyone’s book. GPs and nurses say a bigger share of those dollars needs to , VOTE HEALTH guide to diagram funding figures, VOTE HEALTH guide to diagram funding figures

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