A federal advisory council recommends the country make a shift toward national pharmacare after finding that few Canadians support current drug plans
Eric Hoskins, left, head of a federal advisory council on how to implement a national pharmacare program, and Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, talk with reporters after a breakfast meeting with Canadian premiers in St. Andrews, N.B. on July 20, 2018.
“Nothing has been ruled in or ruled out,” Dr. Hoskins said. He added that the “recommendations are foundational and can apply to any model.” The plan was to have the council draw up a blueprint for pharmacare that the Liberals could then make a key plank in their bid for re-election in October. Canada also spends more per capita on drugs than almost any other country, while leaving as many as 20 per cent of Canadians either uninsured or under-insured, according to the report.
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