McGuinty pushes pharmacare again
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
May 19 2010
Ontario’s controversial reforms cutting the price of generic drugs in half could help point the way to a national pharmacare program, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday… Provinces and territories could combine their buying power, McGuinty argued. The feds rejected the plan provincial premiers put forward years ago, estimating the cost at about $12 billion a year and fearing the cost would have to be borne by Ottawa.
Tags: budget, Health, pharmaceutical
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Ontario modernizes not-for-profit groups
Friday, May 14th, 2010
May 12 2010
“We have to make sure there’s some accountability and transparency”… by setting up a more stringent legal framework groups must follow, such as better access to financial records, setting out responsibilities for boards of directors and giving group members more remedies to go after boards not seen as acting in a group’s best interests… The bill would also make it easier for not-for-profit groups to incorporate, better protect directors and executives from personal liability and allow groups to engage in commercial activities, providing the revenues are reinvested in their not-for-profit activities.
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Drug store health not a concern, McGuinty says
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Apr 14 2010
… officials circulated what they said was an internal e-mail from a major pharmacy chain detailing its communication plan to fight the reforms. Dated March 17, the two-page document urged a “very aggressive” outreach campaign to convince customers and patients the reforms could hurt pharmacies and hint at continuing the effort until the October 2011 election campaign.
Tags: Health, pharmaceutical
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Reforms to cut generic drug prices
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
April 8, 2010
Patients with prescriptions for generic drugs would pay about half the current cost under controversial new reforms touted Wednesday by Health Minister Deb Matthews. But pharmacists warn the lost income – $535 million annually by the government’s count – will leave them with fewer staff, less time and shorter hours of business to serve customers, and perhaps some store closings… The looming battle for public opinion between the government and pharmacists hinges on almost $800 million a year in “professional allowances” paid by generic drug manufacturers to druggists.
Tags: Health, pharmaceutical
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