14 May 2019 - Lack of public or private insurance, incomplete drug coverage or just plain sky-high prices for drugs that treat rare diseases are some of the issues preventing many Canadians from accessing much-needed prescription drugs.
This spring, a federal advisory council will release a report that could upend Canada’s fractured system for paying for prescription drugs.
The Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, led by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins, is expected to provide a Pharmacare blueprint that the federal Liberals can brandish during their re-election bid in October.