Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2019
Trudeau Government signals it will soon announce Pharmacare plan
7 March 2019 - Morneau says drug program ‘unfinished business’ of health care.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is signaling it could soon announce funding for a pharmacare program, as it looks to help reduce the billions paid out-of-pocket for prescription drugs.
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke Wednesday in Toronto after a government pharmacare advisory council delivered an interim report on a potential system to subsidize certain drug coverage.
