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1. National pharmacare poll ignores fiscal reality and alternative plans

   Every province already offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost. ...

2. New poll exposes key problems with any national pharmacare plan

   Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost. ...

3. National pharmacare will be very expensive and likely unnecessary

   Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost. ...

4. National pharmacare plan aims to wipe out patient freedom and choice

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, September 6, 2019 With the election underway, the Trudeau campaign appears poised to propose some kind of national government-run pharmacare system. And if it bases its plan on the Hoskins’ report released in June, with ...

5. Canada can learn from Swiss and Dutch drug coverage

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, September 6, 2019 As the Trudeau government seems poised to propose a national pharmacare plan in time for October’s federal election, many proponents of national pharmacare note that Canada is the only industrialized ...

6. Rather than nationalizing pharmacare, policymakers should simply improve our current systems

   In Alberta, just about everyone under 65 can enroll in the province’s plan. ...

7. Universal Insurance for Pharmaceuticals in Switzerland and the Netherlands

   Calls for government-operated universal drug insurance programs, commonly referred to as Pharmacare, can regularly be found in the nation’s media. These demands are often based on concerns about the affordability of prescription drugs, and typically call ...

8. Minister of health makes dubious claims about Ottawa’s pharmacare plan

   Appeared in the Hill Times, July 3, 2019 With the release of the Hoskins’ report last week, national pharmacare will likely be a central issue in this fall’s federal election. It’s therefore quite worrying that federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas ...

9. Government's pharmacare plan raises more questions than answers

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 30, 2019 The latest federal budget revealed the Trudeau government’s plan to move forward on national pharmacare. The problem, however, is that the government still hasn’t outlined exactly what it means by “national ...

10. Trudeau government advisors prescribe vast bureaucracy to manage national pharmacare

    Unfortunately, the federal government’s track record of creating reliable and accurate data systems is not good. ...