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Fact Sheet: The economic case for Pharmacare
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Why Canadians need universal pharmacare
The current system for buying prescription drugs in Canada is a hybrid system of multiple public and private drug plans. This system is totally dysfunctional,…
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National pharmacare plan could save up to $10.7 billion a year: study
OTTAWA—A universal public pharmacare plan could generate savings of up to $10.7 billion on prescription drugs, says a new study released today by the Canadian…
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The Economic Case for Universal Pharmacare
Costs and benefits of publicly funded drug coverage for all Canadians Download 2.23 MB 86 pages The main argument that is typically made against the…
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Canada desperately needs a public insulin manufacturer again
Insulin was discovered by four Canadians, who famously sold the patent for $1 each to the University of Toronto—enabling the public manufacture of the new…
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Money makes drug regulation go round at Health Canada
In one of the songs in the musical Cabaret, there’s a refrain that goes “Money makes the world go round”. That’s true in most areas,…
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