27-11-2024, 06:31 PM
Thank Helen Clark for the privatisation of healthcare. The introduction of the Alternative Provider of Medical Services (APMS) contract in 2004 ushered in the possibility of GP services being run by private companies rather than GP partnerships or sole traders. Where I live an organization called Green Cross controls the surgery and charges patients megabucks. It cost me $120 for a 5 minute medical to renew my driving licence. Could I read the eye chart, then count the number of fingers held up by the doctor with one of my eyes shut.