New Zealand Immigrant Health Security System

In New Zealand's public health security system, the first-level medical services are generally solved by patients themselves, and the second-level medical services are paid by the state. Free items in the public health system include hospital treatment, including emergency treatment (except cosmetic surgery), children's vaccination, prescription drugs prescribed by public hospitals, most tests and X-rays. In addition, New Zealand residents aged 50-64 can enjoy free chest X-ray examination, and school-age children can also receive free physical examination and dental examination. More than one-third of New Zealand residents buy extra medical insurance for themselves, which relieves a lot of worries. In addition to paying for personal health and surgery in the public health system, they can also pay for the expenses needed by private hospitals.

After you settle in New Zealand, the first thing you need to do is to get in touch with the local doctors. All doctors in New Zealand provide private consultation services, and the Yellow Pages generally have the contact information of local doctors. General practitioners can generally provide you with the most basic medical and health care services. If we are not satisfied with the service of a doctor, we can choose another doctor, although most New Zealand residents will not change doctors easily. There are non-profit ambulance services in most parts of New Zealand. Their main purpose is not to make money, but they will charge the basic expenses around 50 yuan to maintain normal operation.

There are over 80 public hospitals in New Zealand. As long as you are in a public hospital, hospitalization, outpatient service and day care are free. But the waiting time for public medical care is very long, so more and more New Zealanders buy medical insurance for themselves. The medical expenses of private hospitals will be paid by insurance companies, but private hospitals generally only do non-emergency operations.

All children under the age of 5 can enjoy free health services, and their parents don't have to pay any fees for their children's prescription drugs. Children under the age of 6 can enjoy the subsidy from the state financial 35 yuan every time they see a doctor. If there is an emergency, the doctor will provide on-site service, but this requires the parents of the children to pay a certain fee. Most primary schools in New Zealand have dental clinics, through which primary school students can enjoy free dental care. Because basic care is free, more than half of New Zealand children have no tooth decay before going to high school.