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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 ...
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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. ...
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Is Ottawa competent enough to design an efficient and effective national pharmacare program?
A national formulary—essentially a list of drugs—is unlikely to match the comprehensive lists covered by private insurance plans. ...
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Ottawa’s proposed changes to review board will reduce access to prescription drugs
Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, July 6, 2017 In a speech in May, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott talked about rising prescription drug prices and announced the launch of consultations on proposed changes to the Patented Medicine Prices Review ...