A politician I was talking to recently said that a delegation from the USA was in awe of Pharmac and ACC - in the USA it is the insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies that are forcing health costs so high. Pharmac and ACC in this country are keeping a real lid on those costs (well, up till now, anyway)
National and ACT, being such "business friendly" parties, would like to see the profits go where they rightly belong, even if it means screwing the consumer