Prescription fees are back (www.tewhatuora.govt.nz)

submitted 2 years ago by catsdoingcatstuff to c/newzealand

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I didn't learn about this until today.

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[-] Dave 10 points 2 years ago

It's such a weird way to subsidise tax cuts. I guess it wasn't free for long so they wanted to get it changed back before people thought if it as a new fee instead of an end to a short period of free prescriptions.

[-] liv 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Seem to have left the co payment of Community Services cards for now.

[-] catsdoingcatstuff 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I'm glad they left that one active.

[-] liv 1 points 2 years ago

Me too.

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