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A new study into prescription charges will ascertain the extent to which $5 prescription charges are stopping New Zealanders from undergoing treatment. University of Otago Professor Pauline Norris is leading the study. Also joining Lynn to discuss any potential barriers to healthcare are Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Auckland, and health spokesperson for the Child Action Poverty Group Innes Asher, and GP of thirty-four years and Head of the Department of General Practice at the University of Otago, Professor Les Toop.
Free Meds study participants are needed from Oamaru, Timaru, most of Horowhenua, Wairoa, Hastings, Napier, Gisborne and rural Tairāwhiti, Opotiki, Te Kaha, and Whakatane. The free phone number to find out if you are eligible to enrol in the study is 0800 531 400.
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