Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Health boards struggle to recover overseas patient debt
Overseas visitors have racked up millions of dollars in treatment bills in New Zealand hospitals over the past five years – only a portion of which is likely to have been recovered. Healthcare provided to ineligible patients included emergency department admissions, outpatient appointments and acute inpatient admissions for a range of conditions. Read more
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