Drug Coverage
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2 Alberta toddlers receive life-saving drug thanks to angel donor and pharmaceutical lotteryTwo Alberta families are celebrating early Christmas miracles this week. Kaysen Martin and Harper Hanki both received IV gene-therapy treatments.CanadaDec 3, 2020
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Alberta NDP urges UCP to rethink changes to Seniors Drug Benefit ProgramAlberta's Opposition NDP says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run.HealthFeb 5, 2020
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Opposition NDP urges Alberta government not to switch drugs for some patientsThe health minister announced a month ago that 26,000 patients already getting provincially funded biologic drugs would gradually be switched to biosimilar ones.CanadaJan 15, 2020
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Alberta government changing drug coverage for 26,000 patients, expects to save up to $380MThe Alberta government is changing its drug coverage for more than 26,000 patients, including those with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.HealthDec 12, 2019
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NDP says UCP changes to seniors drug benefit program could see thousands of Albertans lose coverageAlberta's Official Opposition is calling on the Jason Kenney government to reverse a decision that it says could see 46,000 people in the province lose coverage they receive through the Seniors Drug Benefit Program.HealthDec 11, 2019
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Ford government expands coverage for ‘miracle drug’ Spinraza, but with age capIn a statement, Health Minister Christine Elliott said coverage is being expanded from the existing Type 1 SMA patients to include Type 2 and 3 for children and adolescents.HealthJun 12, 2019
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‘They don’t have to do a lot to do well’: expert on Saskatchewan governmentThe New Democrats have said they will continue to press the Saskatchewan Party government on how it handled several contentious developments, including plans for Brandt Industries to move into Regina's Wascana Centre.CanadaMar 3, 2019
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‘Every month is a scramble’: B.C family pleads for coverage of son’s $8K drug billTreating 21 year-old Tristin Ozard's Crohn's disease costs $8,000 a month. The family has taken out a third mortgage to pay the bills.HealthDec 1, 2018
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Okanagan MLA pushes province, drug company to provide compassionate coverage for pricey drug"Her health is deteriorating every day and they could fix it if they chose to."PoliticsMay 22, 2018
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Hundreds of Canadians die every year because they can’t afford medication: nurses’ unionPeople are dying because they can't afford their prescription medication, says the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions.HealthMay 1, 2018
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