Health Funding

Pharmacists and other health professionals who applied for the rural voluntary bonding scheme 2024 intake have finally had their applications approved, a year later than initially promised

Testing of the new 24/7 online medical service is due to start by the end of the month, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora has told the sector 

A Treasury report to finance minister Nicola Willis confirms the Government has been considering a funding injection for Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora to help the agency remain financially viable

Jonathan Chilton-Towle speaks to Firas Mudafar about how pharmacies are paid

An Auckland pharmacy owner is doing his bit to demystify the pharmacy remuneration system for his colleagues

Health minister Simeon Brown, in a speech to yesterday’s NZ Infrastructure Investment Summit, told delegates that Budget 2024 had delivered a $16.68 billion funding uplift over three years

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is considering how it can continue funding comprehensive primary care teams, with health minister Simeon Brown saying practices can use their recent capitation funding boost to keep the teams going after allocated funding expires in June

The Government’s push to consolidate its finances will put added pressure on Budget 2025 and beyond, according to Treasury chief economic advisor Dominick Stephens 

In support of his view that talk of health system underfunding is fake news, the health minister has cited a Ministry of Health response to an NZMJ editorial 

A University of Auckland-led research project looking at ways to mitigate the effects of flu and other respiratory illnesses will not be affected by US Government funding chaos