Primary health money rolled out to 18 to 24-year-olds

Media release
Hon Annette King, Minister of Health

30 June 2005

Primary health money rolled out to 18 to 24-year-olds

Health Minister Annette King and Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that 18 to 24 year olds will benefit from the rollout of lower cost visits to the doctor and lower standard prescription charges from tomorrow, 1 July. More than a quarter of a million New Zealanders are in this age group and enrolled with doctors in the interim PHOs, who can now access the higher subsidy.

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