The prime minister is accusing Hawke’s Bay health professionals of being “out of line” for prioritising young Māori and Pasifika.
Young people aged 14 to 24 years are no longer eligible for free GP and nurse services on the basis of these ethnicity groups.
Christopher Luxon said health professionals were wrong to implement the policy and the health minister has now intervened.
“We have a very simple approach to healthcare which is based off need, not ethnicity or race. That was out of line, out of order.
“The minister made an intervention yesterday and they’ve confirmed that they’ve made the changes.”
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Christopher Luxon said health professionals were wrong to implement the policy and the health minister has now intervened.
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