Canada can learn from Swiss and Dutch drug coverage
Both countries partner with the private sector and expect patients to share the cost of treatment
Both countries partner with the private sector and expect patients to share the cost of treatment
Quebec’s universal prescription drug program offers valuable lessons
Public coverage in Quebec is not only more generous, but drug approval is more timely than anywhere else in the country
Public coverage in Quebec is not only more generous, but drug approval is more timely than anywhere else in the country
Universal pharmacare will cut costs and save lives
When it comes to prescription drug coverage, our health system has plenty in common with the United States – and that’s not a good thing
When it comes to prescription drug coverage, our health system has plenty in common with the United States – and that’s not a good thing
Steer clear of the Big Money Club when crafting national pharmacare
Prescription drug policy in Canada ought to be decided in the interest of Canadians, not based on the power of industry sector lobbies
Prescription drug policy in Canada ought to be decided in the interest of Canadians, not based on the power of industry sector lobbies
Before implementing national pharmacare, look at what provinces already offer
Instead of using scarce health-care dollars broadly, we should identify and support those Canadians falling through the cracks
Instead of using scarce health-care dollars broadly, we should identify and support those Canadians falling through the cracks
The fundamental fallacy of universal drug coverage
A program to provide prescription drugs to all Canadians is wasteful and wrongheaded. We should simply be targeting those who need help
A program to provide prescription drugs to all Canadians is wasteful and wrongheaded. We should simply be targeting those who need help
Access to medications shouldn’t depend on your job
We could give politicians the same medication coverage plans as food servers and see if that speeds up their deliberations about publicly-funding medications
We could give politicians the same medication coverage plans as food servers and see if that speeds up their deliberations about publicly-funding medications
When prescriptions do more harm than good
A new national program has pharmacists dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications, particularly for seniors
A new national program has pharmacists dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications, particularly for seniors
National pharmacare has the power to heal an ailing system
Universal drug coverage for Canada may offer a small personal loss for a few but a larger public gain
Universal drug coverage for Canada may offer a small personal loss for a few but a larger public gain
NAFTA renegotiations threaten Canada’s steps toward pharmacare
Canada must both defend the existing public health-care system as well protect its aspirations to creating a better one
Canada must both defend the existing public health-care system as well protect its aspirations to creating a better one