Reports from Insurance Scoop
Every year we investigate the issues that are most critical for making informed insurance choices. Below you will find our reports on these investigations. They are written in an easy, conversational style, and they pull no punches.
The impossible choice facing sick Kiwis
When you need treatment in our public health system, you are likely to suffer weeks, months, or even years before getting it — or have to pay well over $20,000 to receive it sooner. But you don’t have to choose between physical pain or financial pain. There is a third option.
Thousands of sick Kiwis can’t get care, problem getting worse
We have previously covered the agonising wait times that Kiwis are enduring for appointments, tests and treatments in our public health system. But there is another, even more disturbing problem: tens of thousands of patients can’t even get their foot in the door.