Labour Vows to Bring Back Universal Free Prescriptions if Elected

NHS free prescriptions for over-60s update after call for new age threshold

The Department of Health and Social Care said there were no immediate plans to change the eligibility criteria for prescriptions.

Labour revives free prescription policy, claims people will save 'up to' $100 a year

Labour is reviving its 2023 policy of removing the $5 co-payment from prescription medicines, paying for it from its proposed capital gains tax.

Labour vows to bring back universal free prescriptions if elected

Labour is promising to reinstate universal free prescriptions if it wins the November election, adding it to the list of promises to be funded by a Capital Gains Tax.

Labour pledges to reinstate free prescriptions

Labour's health spokesperson Dr Ayesha Verral and leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement today. Image: RNZ Labour is pledging to reinstate universal free prescriptions if it wins the November election, adding it to the list of promises to be funded by a Capital Gains Tax.

Labour To Scrap Prescription Charges

“Medicine isn't a luxury; it's basic healthcare, and basic healthcare should be there for everyone, like schools or the hospital", says Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Labour promises to bring back free prescriptions if elected

Chris Hipkins says removing the $5 fee would help families access medicines and ease cost-of-living pressures.