National Pharmacare Program
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Trudeau pledges $6B to kickstart talks on health care, national pharmacare with provincesThe Liberal leader said the negotiations would include talks on national pharmacare and improving access to a family doctor or primary-care team, as well as to mental-health services, home care and palliative care.PoliticsSep 23, 2019
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Universal pharmacare would provide better health care but costs a concern: health committeeWednesday's report includes 18 recommendations the committee says could form a blueprint of sorts for a new single-payer, publicly funded prescription drug coverage program.CanadaApr 18, 2018
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Watchdog says universal pharmacare would cost Ottawa $19BThe Parliamentary Budget Officer is estimating that a national pharmacare program would cost the Canadian government a little over $19 billion per year, but overall savings on drug spending could be substantial.CanadaSep 28, 2017
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Ontario government sees Canada-wide potential in new youth pharmacare planPremier Kathleen Wynne calls the plan a step toward truly universal coverage.CanadaApr 28, 2017
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What you need to know about a universal prescription drug planA panel recommends that essential, medically necessary drugs be free for all Canadians under the universal healthcare system. Here's what you need to know about national pharmacare.CanadaDec 6, 2016
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Panel calls on Ottawa to provide universal pharmacare plan for CanadiansA group of Canadians charged with examining access to prescription drugs across the country is recommending that the federal government adopt a national, publicly funded pharmacare plan.CanadaDec 6, 2016
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Health ministers urging pharmacare program to pay for prescription drugsSeveral provincial and territorial health ministers hope to make their call for a national pharmacare program a key issue in this fall's federal election.HealthJun 8, 2015
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