Kia ora Brendon,
Thank you for your email. To assist us with your request can be please
specify which prescription medications you are referring to?

Ngā mihi 

OIA Services Team

Manatū Hauora | Ministry of Health

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From: Brendon Mills <[FOI #25728 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 11:22
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Prescription charges from 1990 to
2023
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I would like to know what the prescription charges per item were for each
year between 1990 and 2023.

Yours faithfully,

Brendon Mills

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Tçnâ koe Brendon,

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) to Manatû Hauora (the Ministry of Health) on 14 February 2024.

Manatû Hauora does not hold any information relating to your request;
however, I have been advised that this information is held by Te Whatu Ora
– Health New Zealand. For this reason, I have decided to transfer your
request to their agency under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You can expect
a response from Te Whatu Ora ([1][email address]) in due course. 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.

 

Ngâ mihi
 
OIA Services Team
Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health

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From: Brendon Mills <[4][FOI #25728 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 14:28
To: OIA Requests <[5][email address]>
Subject: Re: Official Information request - Prescription charges from 1990
to 2023

 

Dear OIA Requests,

Just what is subsidised by Pharmac and its predecessors. Like when you go
to the doctor and get prescribed medicine, and you take the script to the
pharmacy.

Yours sincerely,

Brendon Mills

 

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Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora. This is an automatic
reply to confirm that we have received your email.  Depending on the
nature of your request you may not receive a response for up to 20 working
days.  We will try to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

 

 

Ngā mihi

 

Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.

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Kia ora koutou Brendon,
 
Thank you for your request for information. Please find attached our
response to your request.
 
If you have any questions, please get in touch
at [1][email address].
 
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a
complaint to the Ombudsman. Information about how to do this is available
at [2]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602.
 
Ngā mihi

Kathleen Smitheram
Government Services
[3][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

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Tēnā koe, 

 

Thank you for contacting Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora. This is an automatic
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Health NZ, Te Whatu Ora.

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Kia ora  Brendon

 

Thank you for your request of 18 April 2024, in reply to our HNZ00038383
response, asking the following information regarding prescription charges
between 1990 and 2023:

 

I don't believe for a minute that you do not have information on the cost
of prescription items before 2004.

 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora does not hold this information and we
believe you are asking for information which is more closely aligned with
the functions of the Ministry of Health. For this reason, Health NZ has
decided to transfer your request in full to the Ministry of Health under
section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. You can expect a response from the Ministry
of Health in due course.

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [1][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602.
 

 

Ngā mihi

Government Services

[2][email address]   

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

 

 

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Thank you for your request for official information. The reference number
for your request is: H2024041241

  

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endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after
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Ngā mihi 

 

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Kia ora Brandon

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), which was transferred from Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora to the
Ministry of Health – Manatû Hauora (the Ministry) on 10 May 2024. You
requested:  

 

“I don't believe for a minute that you do not have information on the cost
of prescription items before 2004.” 

 

In accordance with section 18(d) of the Act, a timeline of changes to
prescription co-payments from 1991 to 2008 is publicly available in
response to a previous OIA request here:
[1]www.health.govt.nz/about-ministry/information-releases/responses-official-information-act-requests/prescription-co-payments-subsidised-medicines-1991-2008 

 

I trust this information fulfils your request. If you wish to discuss any
aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel free
to contact the OIA Services Team on: [email address]. 

 

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at: [2][email address] or by calling 0800
802 602. 

 

 

Ngâ mihi 

  

 

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Manatû Hauora | Ministry of Health

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