pharmaceutical costs

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National pharmacare program—the threat to patients and innovation

Canadians may experience more limited access to new drugs and poorer health-care outcomes.


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Canada's free ride on U.S. drug development may end soon

In a bid to get even steeper drug discounts, Health Canada recently proposed changes to our reference-pricing system.


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In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.


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Every province in Canada has a prescription drug insurance program for low-income and vulnerable citizens.


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Reform proposal misrepresents the nature of the global market and role of intellectual property.