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Canada is failing to meet the moment on the cost of medication
Saturday, March 11th, 2023
They have threatened repeatedly that these reforms will halt the entrance of new drugs into the Canadian market and… will hamper “the country’s ability to attract investment to our life-sciences sector.”… threats like this are only rhetoric, not reality. Britain, Sweden and France have all achieved lower drug prices while maintaining higher rates of research and development than Canada.
Tags: economy, globalization, Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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We can’t wait for a national pharmacare plan
Saturday, May 7th, 2022
… five separate commissions have called for a national pharmacare program… nine in 10 Canadians support implementation of universal, public pharmacare now… Canadians and the health-care workers who serve them desire — and deserve — a health-care system that does not abandon patients the moment they receive a prescription. The time for commissions, studies and reports must be behind us.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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