Health Care Costs

• Advocates call out high cost of RSV vaccine for New Brunswick seniors

  The cost of the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is about $270 in New Brunswick and advocates say that is cost prohibited for most seniors.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2023
  
• Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids

  The lawsuit application, launched by the B.C. government in 2018, seeks $85 billion in damages to compensate Canadian governments for health-care costs linked to opioids.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2023
  
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• Calgary seniors produce play on mandatory medical assistance in dying to cope with rising health care costs

  Calgary seniors produce play on mandatory medical assistance in dying at 85 to cope with rising health care costs

  Entertainment

  Jun 3, 2023
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• New Brunswick looks to lighten financial burden for those with diabetes

  As part of it's recently released budget, New Brunswick will remove the age cap on it's insulin pump program, and include coverage for continuous glucose monitoring.

  Health

  Mar 24, 2023
• ‘We have to move quickly’: Health workers urge premiers to accept Ottawa’s health deal

  As premiers mull their response to Ottawa's multi-billion dollar health funding offer, health-care workers are urging government leaders to work quickly to finalize a deal.

  Health

  Feb 8, 2023
• Here’s what Canadians want as high-stakes health summit begins: ‘A significant shift’

  As premiers gather for a health summit with the PM, a majority of Canadians say they want more funding for health care - but many also want plans attached to increased spending.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2023
• Side deals on health funding may be reached alongside national agreement: B.C. premier

  Premiers are expressing optimism that an overall deal will be reached at next week's meeting with Prime MInister Justin Trudeau, with room to also address specific priorities.

  Health

  Feb 1, 2023
• Premiers ‘expect’ feds to up share of health-care costs to 35% as Trudeau meeting nears

  Canada’s 13 premiers say they “expect” a commitment from Ottawa to increase health funding to 35 per cent as part of their meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau next week.

  Politics

  Jan 30, 2023
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• Doug Ford says premiers are united in push for more health funding from Ottawa

  Ford says all the premiers have agreed to work together and stay united.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2023
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• COVID-19 health-care funding levels might not be maintained post pandemic: CIHI

  Provinces may run into challenges funding health-care systems post-COVID-19 after the pandemic has forced recorded spending, a new report indicates.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2021