Drug Prices Canada
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NDP pressures Liberals with its own pharmacare bill: ‘Push them to deliver’One condition of the parties' confidence-and-supply deal is for the Liberals to make progress on a universal pharmacare program by passing legislation before the end of this year.PoliticsJun 13, 2023
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Is Ottawa moving forward on pharmacare plan? Here’s what to knowÂHealth Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the government's plans for pharmacare are moving forward, but experts suggest the Liberals may have lost the political will.CanadaApr 1, 2023
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Member of Canada’s drug pricing regulator quits over ‘lack of support’ for medicine cost reformsA member of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has resigned over what he calls a 'lack of support' from the federal government and failure to implement reforms.CanadaFeb 23, 2023
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‘Fill-the-gaps’ programs can’t replace Liberal promise of pharmacare, advocates sayAs pressure builds on the Liberals to implement pharmacare, questions are being raised about whether Ottawa’s model will materialize as a truly universal, single-payer program.HealthJan 24, 2023
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Canada again delays overhaul to patented medicine pricing systemMore than three dozen pharmaceutical company executives recently asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter for another delay.CanadaJun 29, 2021
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Canadian company’s story shows why Trump might succeed in lowering drug pricesDonald Trump's tough talk on drug prices may force the pharmaceutical industry to abandon questionable financial engineering practices.MoneyFeb 3, 2017
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