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Strypey

So, evidence was published earlier this year (see previous post) that charging people $5 to pick up their prescribed medicine costs the health system more (in increased hospitalisations) than it brings in. So it's a no-brainer to abolish user-pays prescriptions, as the current government just did.

No sensible political party would campaign on putting that $5 charge back in place, right?

i.stuff.co.nz/national/politic

Oh.

StuffBudget 2023: National vows to bring back $5 prescription fees if electedThe Government is dropping the fee people pay when picking up their medicine at the pharmacy. National has promised to bring it back.