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Liberals put 6-month pause on efforts to lower cost of patented medicinesHealth Canada first announced in 2019 that the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB) would change how it sets a price cap on medicines in Canada.CanadaDec 23, 2021
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Support for private health-care options has grown since start of pandemic: surveyMount Royal University professor Lori Williams says it's important to look at what questions are being asked, how they're phrased and if context is being provided.HealthDec 7, 2021
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Massive, multi-year research project takes stock of B.C.’s rural health careEarly results from a large-scale, multi-year study of rural health care in B.C. have shown transportation and access to care are major challenges.HealthNov 7, 2021
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COVID-19 health-care funding levels might not be maintained post pandemic: CIHIProvinces may run into challenges funding health-care systems post-COVID-19 after the pandemic has forced recorded spending, a new report indicates.HealthNov 4, 2021
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CMA president says health-care workers feel gaslighted by governments over COVID-19The president of the Canadian Medical Association says provinces like Alberta are "gaslighting" workers over the toll the COVID-19 crisis is taking on the health-care system.HealthOct 6, 2021
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Premiers reiterate demand for $28 billion increase in health transfers from OttawaCanada's premiers are reiterating their unanimous demand for the federal government to hike the transfer by $28 billion this year, and by five per cent more each year thereafter.CanadaMar 4, 2021
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Canadian doctors behind the curve on using technology to improve services: CIHI reportCanadian family doctors are better than average when it comes to being accessible to their patients but slower to adopt the use of technology to communicate, a recent study says.HealthJan 30, 2020
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‘It’s like a random lottery’: Questions remain about pharmacare promisesAn estimated one in five New Brunswickers is uninsured or underinsured, according to the provincial Department of Health.PoliticsOct 3, 2019
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Good health care requires herd immunityIt’s not the sexiest health-care issue, but Canadians should be talking about vaccines, Supriya Dwivedi says.CommentaryOct 2, 2019
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Life-changing drug Spinraza still not covered for many Canadians with spinal muscular atrophyThe drug, which has been proven to stop the progression of spinal muscular atrophy, costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.HealthJul 4, 2019
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