Pharmacare bill offers too much ambiguity and too little ambition
To understand and maximize value, we should know why the government chose this odd-duck model, and diabetes and contraception drugs over others. Politics over public health, perhaps?
Dental hygienists have powerful potential to improve oral health care delivery in Canada
Ottawa can better support the oral health care of long-term care residents by implementing national standards and team-based care that includes dental hygienists.
Profit is not the cure
Canada’s health-care crisis cannot be solved by opening the door to corporate greed.
Equity must be the priority for national pharmacare
Canadians have the chance to consider whether to view access to medicines as a pillar of healthcare, or simply an add-on service.
Pharmacare pivotal to ensure vital medications for all Canadians: CML Society of Canada
Re: “First phase of pharmacare must not ‘create new gaps’ in existing coverage, says lobbyists (The Hill Times, April 1). I strongly endorse the Pharmacare Act as a pivotal measure to ensure universal access to vital medications for all Canadians. Its multi-faceted approach—including collaboration, policy development, and strategic initiatives such as national pharmacare and bulk […]
A national pharmacare plan should cover what’s best for patients, not what’s new
Using insulin is always challenging, so access to a broad range of appropriate options is vital.
First phase of pharmacare must not ‘create new gaps’ in existing coverage, say lobbyists
Bill C-64 outlines a proposed first phase towards implementation of national universal pharmacare to address accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs and related products.
Pharmacare really matters, and this is not it
It’s great to know Canada will help those families dealing with the additional costs of managing diabetes, and that the cost burdens of preventative reproductive health care will be reduced, but the lost opportunity of really delivering pharmacare is tragic.
Finishing the fight against COVID and the ‘global race’ to the top of Mount Vaccine
In the final part of The Hill Times‘ series on the fourth anniversary of COVID-19, Minister Anita Anand reflects on her role in the global race for PPE and vaccines, and precinct staff highlight the unequal impact the transition to a virtual Parliament had on essential employees.
Senate bill seeking to criminalize forced sterilizations raises concerns over unintended consequences
‘[Forced sterilization] is something that is very much happening today … a deterrent like this is at least a starting place, but there needs to be a lot more for our communities,’ says Ellen Blais of the National Council of Indigenous Midwives.
