Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Debunking the myths about a Canadian pharmacare program
24 July 2018 - A national pharmacare program may one day be a reality in Canada. Myths abound about how it would work and what the consequences would be for Canadians and pharmaceutical companies.
Recently in Canada, there has been increasing public discussion of universal public drug insurance, or pharmacare.
The federal government’s Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare is consulting with Canadians this summer on a program that would see prescription drugs covered through expanded publicly funded systems.
