How much do you pay for the doctor?
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Topic: How much do you pay for the doctor?
Posted By: nuttymama
Subject: How much do you pay for the doctor?
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 10:47am
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Had to take Micheal to the doctors today he's 10 and had to pay $24-00 with CSC!!
Also found out that when Jayden turns 6 he will be $24-00 as well!! We pay $37-00 per visit with CSC and Abby is $6-00 until she turns three then she's $12-00. This makes me so flipping  when Micheal was a baby under 6's were free and up until 18 were like $10-00.
How the heck do low income families afford this??? Is this the norm for most medical centres. Thought it would be interesting to see how much the cost varies as according to the government the average cost for an adult is $25-00! ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 10:55am
| Its $27 for me.. $30 for DH and its $10 for kids under 6 at my docs |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 10:56am
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Wow that is expensive. We dont have a CSC card and we pay $15 in a normal day. Weekend $22 I think. With CSC its even cheeper. I think my husband pays $10 his docs.
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:00am
Hehe my doc's $55 without a CSC  for adults! Luckily, my mum still gets the bills sent to her house (has been my doc since I was 2), so unless she brings it up I just assume she's paid it hehe
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:04am
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For me to go to doc - it $57, we don't have a csc but am in the process of sorting that out.
Its sooo expensive and down here we have radio commercials to say go to your GP's rather than going to A&E - but its no wonder people go to A&E when its so expensive to go to the doc!!!! Am in the process of looking for another Doctor too, and also wonder how low income families cope with the costs! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:11am
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Our doctors are part of a PHO so hubbie, Conor and I pay $15 (before Conor turned 12 we paid $10 for him). Nyah is free until she is 6.
All of our prescriptions are $3, and if we need to use an after hours clinic we go to White Cross (Ascot) and pay the same amount, as they are all part of the PHO also. We don't have a CSC either. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:11am
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We have the same thing here, but last time I took my mother to the after hours surgery after 11-00pm they charged her $98-00 that was three years ago and she had a CSC. So there's no way most people can afford that hence they have to go to the A&E department! ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:25am
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Ha speak of the devil just got a letter from Labour stating that all doctors fees for 25-44 year olds are going down and most fees should drop from $50 to $25! Rang our doctors and ours are going down from $37 to $35.
If you ask me these prices should be regulated our doctors surgery belong to Pegasus health so technically it should be cheaper! ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:42am
| we pay nothing for the boys - unless on a saturday $7. I pay $25 for me, and $3 for prescriptions. WE have a csc. my doctor is fabulous and usually writes me two prescriptions for my asthma medication - one pre-dated three months later, so I don't have to come in again. She will also just write a script every second month if I ask. Lovely doctor! probably illegal as hell to do that, but it makes my life so much easier. |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 11:49am
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for me its $35. Josh (14) $18 (perscriptions $3 although hes got a CSC) Brooke is $10 and Rhyley is free till hes 6. We earn too much for a csc so we have to pay full price so will be good if it goes down - at least percription should go down. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:39pm
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For Han it is free at our docs.
I go to student health when I absolutely have to and that is free too. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:45pm
| I go to a community health clinic too for my depo injections. they love me there |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 12:54pm
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It all depends where you live and if your doctors is under the government scheme.
When we were in Tauranga we had to pay almost $50 each for me and DH and $10 for Bay but here we pay $15 each and Bay is free. |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:04pm
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I have to pay $58.00 per visit and for Ollie it costs me $5.00. I think it is a serious rip off considering you are only in for around 5-10 minutes! ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:27pm
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For McKayla it is free until 5. For adults it is $55 for 15 minutes and gets charged additional afterwards.
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Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 1:59pm
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In Auckland my old gp was $25 for adults and free for under 5. Here it is $54 for adults and $5 for kids. Rip off ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 2:07pm
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I pay $27 as i'm a student with a CSC and DH is $30. Andrew and Josh are free. For afterhours (as ours is open till 9pm) its an additional $10 for me and DH and $5 for the little ones. I think my mum and dad have scored the best deal it was costing them $58 to see their dr and now $28 with the new thing that labour have brought in. I am yet to see what we will be charge now with the changes but I think from memory it will $24 for DH and $20 for me. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jamesmum
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 2:22pm
| I pay I think about $24 for me until im 24 then it goes up. Its free for James until hes 6. |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 2:29pm
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We are in central auckland, and absolutley LOVE our GP, so wont change even if prices keep going up. At the moment its $57 for me and DH, and it will be $5 for under 6, then $30 for 6-17 year olds. He is the best GP that I have ever had (have been with him for nearly 10 years now)....even when we were in the UK we used to email him and he would give advise (free) by email!! Wonderful! We dont have CSCs but have health insurance, so at least get some of it back. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:26pm
| For me $24, altho free at the mo if its preggy related, $50 for hubby and he is only 5 years older then me and Daughter is free |
Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:36pm
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We are in a PHO and it is $15 for adults. haven't worked out how much it is for kids/babies yet - but I guess that will be the next thing!
My friends and family in Auckland can't believe how checp it is up here! ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:38pm
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Ours is $33 for me (with CSC,a bout $50 without), free for under 6's and I think about $15 for kids over 6, and Willie pays $22 as he is registered under one of their ProCare Careplus plans for his blood pressure/cholesterol/diabetes etc. It makes his prescriptions only $3 each too. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 3:41pm
No CSC here either and its $55 for me to see the doc, although free if pregnancy related. Thank goodness for medical insurance that I get reimbursed (its part of my salary package that my work pays for DH and I for Ultracare). Not looking forward to when I leave my job and we have to fork out for it ourselves though ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 4:27pm
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Its not too bad Peachy - often Southern Cross will let you stay on the same package rate. We both had it through the company we met at 10 years ago, and when we both left to go contracting we carried on with it, but they let us keep the same rate. Worth giving them a call to have a chat! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 02 July 2007 at 4:31pm
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SimSam yep I did give them a call and they said I would go on to the maternity package rate as I cannot stay on my companies rate, although they said it wouldn't be too much different in cost.
Adding the baby isn't too much extra either, its DH and me that cost a bomb! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:06am
In Wellington we had to pay $15 a time for Joey (at a PHO with a CSC) and here in Blenheim it's FREE!! YAY!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 03 July 2007 at 8:47am
james is free till hes 18 then it $36 after that hailey you shound try mornington health ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |