Two community pharmacists suggest a way for improving the palatability of evidence-based universal pharmacare – for those working in health insurance, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry.
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The ongoing NAFTA renegotiations could put a Canadian national pharmacare program in jeopardy, and have a particular impact on Canadians who need expensive arthritis drugs. Here’s how.
As Canadians consider possibilities for pharmacare reform in the coming months, they should have access to the best available evidence about how it might work in our country.
The cost of a life-saving drug in Canada is rising by 3,000 per cent. A national pharmacare plan could bring order to this chaotic world of Canadian drug prices.
Will Ottawa’s new advisory council on pharmacare amount to “just another study,” or is a national program truly within reach?
Canada is the only nation with a broad public health system lacking universal coverage for pharmaceuticals. Despite fears that pharmacare would be too costly, it could end up saving Canadians money.
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Associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto; York University, Canada; University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Political Science, McMaster University
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Professor, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Research Coordinator, Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
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Canada Research Chair in Health Justice, University of Toronto
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Professor, Department of History, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina
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PhD Candidate (Epidemiology), University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
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PhD Student, Political Science, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Political Science, McGill University
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University; York University, Canada
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PhD Candidate in Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary