Requested by: Stuff | Response provided: 28/11/2019
Category: Eligibility for Services

I write in response to your Official Information Act request, dated 16 October 2019.

You requested the following information:

1.The total amount of debt incurred by the District Health Board in treating ineligible patients or those from overseas,

a. for the financial years of 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19.

2. A breakdown of the number of patients which incurred these debts, (the totals as above)

a. for the financial years of 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19.

3. Can the DHB then please also advise what happens to these debts incurred by ineligible patients?

a. Are they struck out?

b. Does the DHB cover the costs - how does this process work?

 

our response is attached

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