Pharmacare Canada
-
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
-
Is Ottawa moving forward on pharmacare plan? Here’s what to knowHealth 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
-
As COVID-19 lingers, the need for national pharmacare progress is clear: expertsLung and cognitive therapies, inhalers and beta blockers are among some of the remedies prescribed to help treat the most common symptoms of long COVID.CanadaDec 23, 2022
![]()
-
Budget 2021: What’s missing as feds say no to new GST hike, universal basic incomeGlobal News dug into a few of the measures that had a lot of hype before the budget but that didn’t make it onto its pages.CanadaApr 19, 2021
![]()
-
What you need to know about pharmacare this electionPharmacare could be an election issue this fall. Here's what you need to know about the program.HealthOct 3, 2019
![]()
-
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
![]()
-
Canadian health care stuck in the ’60s, expert saysWhen medicare was first conceived, the Canadian government decided to limit services outside of hospitals and doctors' offices. Now, experts are saying the system needs a revamp.CanadaMay 13, 2019
![]()
-
Bill Kelly: Why Canada needs a national pharmacare programA study says 731,000 Canadians have had to borrow to pay for medications. Bill Kelly says that shouldn't happen in a country as prosperous as Canada.Nov 21, 2018
![]()
-
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
![]()
-
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
![]()
