national drug plan
Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost.
Every province offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost.
New Zealand ranks last for access to innovative medicines.
Quebec now has the lowest per capita health costs of any province.
Under the current system, four-in-five Canadians do not struggle to pay for their medication.
Both countries have more physicians, nurses and acute-care beds than Canada.
More regulation will likely lead to slower and more limited access to drugs.
National Pharmacare appears to be regarded by many as a panacea for the woes of the present hodgepodge of provincial drug plans, but some provinces seem to view it as an opportunity to alleviate the strain on their drug budgets.