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Trudeau pledges $6 billion to kickstart talks on health care, national pharmacare with provinces
23 September 2019 - A re-elected Liberal government would introduce a national pharmacare program, Justin Trudeau promised Monday — though ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2019
Canadian Health Policy Institute reports national pharmacare is unnecessary, bad for privately insured Canadians and costly for taxpayers: evidence counters Hoskins report
24 September 2019 - Constructive public discussion about a national pharmacare program in Canada is hindered by a lack of balance ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2019
Government announces 'no deal' protection for UK nationals in EU
24 September 2019 - The government has announced 'no deal' contingency plans designed to protect healthcare access for UK nationals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2019
Canada's Trudeau promises national prescription drug plan if re-elected
23 September 2019 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that the Liberal Party would work with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Is private health care worth the premium price tag?
23 September 2019 - When it comes to making a purchase, most consumers can shop around for the best price – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2019
National pharmacare cheaper than healing people who can't afford their drugs
17 September 2019 - A national pharmacare program could potentially reduce prescription drug spending by aggregating the buying power of all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2019
Canada decides: Leading parties plan to tackle ways to make medicine affordable
16 September 2019 - Canadian voters will be hearing a lot about a new national prescription drug program to fill a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Erosion of physician and patient treatment choice continues - Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines raises concerns for patients as British Columbia expands biologics forced switching policy
10 September 2019 - On 5 September, the Government of British Columbia announced that it would be forcibly switching 1,700 patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Manitoba Liberals promise to opt into national Pharmacare program
4 September 2019 - Liberals say Pallister won't sign onto such a program but Tories say they've been trying to get ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Cancer action 10 year plan should only be a 'start'
3 September 2019 - Paul Ryder considers himself lucky to be alive. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
Bad diagnosis: health care system muddled, lacking leadership major report finds
3 September 2019 - The review is being led by former prime minister Helen Clark's chief of staff, Heather Simpson. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Cancer agency a vessel for progress
3 September 2019 - With great power comes great responsibility. But when the Government sets up an agency with great ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Sep 2019
Otago academic to head new national cancer strategy
2 September 2019 - The new interim National Director of Cancer Control, University of Otago academic Professor Diana Sarfati, believes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2019
'No jab, no pay' threat prompts an extra 174,000 children to be vaccinated in one year
1 September 2019 - A threat to cut family tax benefits for Australians who did not vaccinate their children has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2019
Assessing the health effects of a “no deal” Brexit
29 August 2019 - Boris Johnson says that the UK will leave the EU on the 31 October 2019, “do ...