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A prescription for reining in drug costs
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Jul. 18, 2011
Approximately 98 per cent of Canadians benefit from some sort of drug insurance plan – either a provincial government-funded public plan or an employer-funded private-sector plan. Canadian drug prices have been rising steadily for decades, to the point where they are now the second largest health-care expense after hospitals. They have become the elephant in the room – unavoidable and unmanageable. As a result, drug plans have become incredibly expensive to run… Fortunately, just as the public sector moved to bring costs under control, the private sector can as well.
Tags: budget, Health, pharmaceutical
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