Letters: Act’s call to increase Pharmac’s percentage of health budget makes sense

PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald29 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readAct Leader David Seymour has proposed increasing the proportion of the health budget spent on Pharmac by 1% a year, to bring New Zealand in line with Australia and closer to the OECD average. Photo / Mark Mitchell Pharmac funding call makes senseIt’s doubtful there will be a time when I can politically align with the Act Party, as ideologically we’re worlds apart. However, I fully support its policy to increase the number of Pharmac-approved drugs available to the New Zealand public. Budget 2026 allocated a TOP