What is good for general practice not necessarily good for health

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What is good for general practice not necessarily good for health

Tim Tenbensel 2022

Tim Tenbensel

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There are many arrangements in the health system that can advance the material interests of GPs but which constitute major barriers to more equitable primary care access and outcomes

POLICY PUZZLER

“What is good for General Motors is good for the country”, is a quote attributed to Charles E Wilson; the country is good for General Motors, and vice versa. So even if the General Motors’ CEO didn’t use those famous words, he still meant them. In this month’s column, I ask whether what is good for general practice is good for New Zealand

Underpinning this divergence of interest between government and primary care is the private business model under which the vast majority of general pr