Pharmacare
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Cystic fibrosis patients, advocates push Manitoba to fund new ‘miracle’ drugTrikafta, a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis patients, is not yet covered by provincial programs, leaving individuals having to pay the six-figure sticker price themselves.HealthSep 17
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NDP pledges universal pharmacare, looks to distinguish party from LiberalsAn elected NDP government would implement a pharmacare program within one year, said leader Jagmeet Singh.PoliticsAug 27
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The NDP wants a wealth tax. Would it work?"To put it bluntly, no other party can make any commitment to invest in people without either cutting existing services or putting the burden back on people," Singh claimed.CanadaAug 13
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N.S. election: NDP says 25 per cent of drug prescriptions not filled because of costThe Nova Scotia NDP says it plans to offer free birth control to anyone who doesn't have private coverage.PoliticsAug 11
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B.C. expands PharmaCare coverage to include life-changing diabetes monitorThe tool monitors diabetics' blood sugar levels in real-time through a sensor attached to the skin, and transmits the information to an app.HealthJun 11
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UBC student marks graduation 4 years after potentially fatal diagnosisShantee Anaquod was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease in 2017 and became the face of a fight to get provincial coverage for the expensive drug that turned her life around.HealthJun 2
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Liberals approve pharmacare, basic income and long-term care standards during conventionTrudeau will wrap up the three day convention later Saturday with a keynote speech.CanadaApr 10
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Nova Scotia Liberal MPs decry NDP ‘political stunt’ after voting down bill on national pharmacareThe only Liberal member of Parliament from the Maritimes to support C-213 was Wayne Long, representing Saint John-Rothesay in New Brunswick.CanadaFeb 25
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Canadian prescription drug prices come under scrutiny of U.S. trade representativeIn its annual report on foreign perils to American rights holders, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative is raising concerns about Canada's plan to recalibrate how it calculates the price of prescription drugs.May 1, 2020
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Pharmacare can help with B.C. prescription costs amid COVID-19: health ministerSome provinces have addressed the issue — Nova Scotia, for example — but B.C. says it is still working on a solution to help.HealthApr 29, 2020
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