Patients to be hit hard after too-little, too-late 4% offer to general practice

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Patients to be hit hard after too-little, too-late 4% offer to general practice

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General practice leaders are alarmed at expectations that they will have to increase patient fees to cover for capitation funding short-changing [Image: Josh Appel on Unsplash]

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This article was first published on 2 July 2024.

From Barbara: I love it when Fiona Cassie sets her mind on sorting out figures. This year’s paltry 4 per cent capitation funding increases came with a rider to “go forth and charge patients”. She chased up details on funding increases for all PHO funding streams

Budget-pinched Te Whatu Ora telling practices they can increase patient fees, on average, by 7.76 per cent to make up for the capitation funding short, Proposed funding increases to PHO Services Agreement for 2024/25, Proposed funding increases to PHO Services Agreement for 2024/25 [Source: Te Whatu Ora consultation paper]