Free GP visits, prescriptions, and scans for all
Labour says it will give everyone three free doctor's visits a year through a new Medicard. It also plans to remove the $5 prescription fee so prescriptions are free for everyone, make maternity scans free across New Zealand, make cervical screening free, and help more people become family doctors through a loan scheme.
What they say they'll do
- Three free doctor's visits per year for everyone via a new Medicard
- Remove the $5 prescription fee, making prescriptions free for all
- Free maternity scans everywhere in New Zealand
- Free cervical screening nationwide
- A Family Doctor Loan Scheme to increase the number of GPs
Who this affects
General public
Everyone would receive three free GP visits per year and free prescriptions, reducing what people pay out of pocket for routine medical care.
Pregnant people
Maternity scans would be free across New Zealand, removing current costs associated with pregnancy scanning.
People eligible for cervical screening
Cervical screening would be free, removing any cost barrier to accessing this health check.
Aspiring family doctors
A loan scheme would be available to support people training or setting up as family doctors, as part of increasing GP availability.
In their own words
“Three free doctor's visits a year for everyone. Delivered with Labour's new Medicard.”
“Labour will remove the $5 fee on prescriptions to make them free – for everyone.”
“Labour's Family Doctor Loan Scheme is the next step in our plan to make it easier to get a doctor's appointment.”
Summarised neutrally from Labour’s own official policy (as at 2026-06-23) and checked by an editor — never paraphrased without the source linked, and never an endorsement. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Health →
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