Insurance up for surgery
PA Auckland. New Zealand’s biggest medical insurance group, Southern Cross, has put up its payments to members for surgery and for doctors’ fees. Its premiums will stay at present rates. The maximum payment for surgery will go from SlO9O to $1300; surgical fees will go from $430 to $504; and general practitioner visits up to $5 will now be covered.
The society which pays about 80 per cent costs, last/ increased payouts 16 months ago. Reviews are usually annual, but there was a delay because of the general freeze on professional fees.
Private-hospital fees were not subject to the freeze, and have continued to rise over the last year. Examples of costs of surgery have been given as $7OO for a hysterectomy, $6OO for varicose veins, and $l6O for typical surgery on a child’s tonsils.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19770827.2.103
Bibliographic details
Press, 27 August 1977, Page 10
Word Count
139Insurance up for surgery Press, 27 August 1977, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.