Provide free dental care for everyone
Policies
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Health
The current government has reformed the public healthcare system, merging the many district health boards into two national entities – Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora | Māori Health Authority. Parties on the right want to disestablish the Māori Health Authority and reprioritise health spending, including towards specific cancer treatments. Parties on the left defend the reforms and propose expanding free dental access.
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Ban most alcohol ads and all sponsorships
Provide free mental health care
Compensate people who lost jobs due to Covid-19 vaccination requirements
Increase funding for medicines and review Pharmac
Abolish Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority
Provide free primary healthcare to under 30s
Provide free basic mental health care to under 30s
Provide free dental care to under 30s
Retain free prescriptions
Provide free dental care to under 30s
Make cervical screening free for those aged 25 to 69
Increase funding for Te Aka Whai Ora
Introduce a Māori health card
Make Māori eligible for cancer screenings 10 years earlier
Establish a third medical school
Create bonding scheme for nurses and midwives working in NZ
Increase funding for new cancer treatments
Subsidise common elective surgeries in private hospitals
Abolish Te Aka Whai Ora Māori Health Authority
Enable physician assistants to take on more tasks
Ban medical abortions and withdraw public funding for abortion services
Ban assisted dying and prioritise funding for palliative care
Expand Covid-19 inquiry to examine vaccine injuries
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