Health Expenditure Trends in New Zealand 2000–2010, is the latest in a regular series prepared by the Ministry of Health. The main purpose of the series is to provide information on expenditure in the New Zealand health and disability sector. This document focuses on expenditure for the two years 2008/09 and 2009/10. This series continues from the 2008 publication and relates to all sources of health funding through the public and private sectors.
Purpose
This Health Expenditure Trends (HET) report is the latest in a regular series prepared by the Ministry of Health (the Ministry). The series aims to provide information, including estimates of current expenditure, on the health and disability sector for use by interested agencies, individuals and the OECD. The expenditure estimates include all funding of health services in New Zealand channelled through the public and private sectors.