Budget little to write home about: $5 script fee, 25 doctors, small change

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Budget little to write home about: $5 script fee, 25 doctors, small change

19 June 2024

Barbara

Fountain

editor@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 19 June 2024, 02:00 AM

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Expectations were not high for primary care in this year’s Budget. So, in that respect, it delivered. Editor Barbara Fountain collates comments from interviews carried out on Budget Day and the days following

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