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2018 saw the number of New Zealanders with health insurance pass the 1.4 million mark for the first time in more than 20 years. If we look back over the last couple of decades, it’s easy to see the technological leaps that have been made in almost every field, and health insurers are now funding…

In New Zealand, like most countries, healthcare is a mixture of public and private funding and provision. We are slightly more dependent on public financing (at 80 percent of healthcare costs) than the OECD average. The New Zealand public system does a good job in providing access to treatment for serious illness and emergencies. However,…

Over 1.3 million New Zealanders – around 28 percent of the population – have health insurance. Why? Because, like any other insurance, it provides peace of mind in times of difficulty. You don’t know what health problems may affect you in the future. And you can’t foresee how they will impact on your family, your…