Physicians who set their own fees determine the level of patient co-payment.
new prescription drugs
September 1, 2023
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January 18, 2022
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Drug developers are more likely to invest in research and development if prices for their medicines are high.
May 13, 2021
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June 5, 2020
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New clinical trials registered with Health Canada fell by more than 52 per cent.
February 21, 2019
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Developing and testing new drugs costs a lot of money.
December 11, 2018
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In a bid to get even steeper drug discounts, Health Canada recently proposed changes to our reference-pricing system.
November 1, 2018
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Nobel laureate Paul Romer’s key new insight was that human capital can produce ideas.
January 12, 2018
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Insurance companies are the principal beneficiaries of Ontario’s new publicly-funded pharmacare program.
July 6, 2017
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Delay or denial of access to life-saving drugs is a potential death sentence.
January 20, 2017
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Every province in Canada has a prescription drug insurance program for low-income and vulnerable citizens.