Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs.
Canada is the only developed country with a universal health care system that does not include prescription drug coverage.
New research from the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, shows that universal public drug coverage, also known as universal pharmacare, is within reach for Canada even in times of government fiscal constraint.
“It’s a win-win,” said Steve Morgan, lead author of the study and professor of health policy at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. “A universal pharmacare system would improve the quality and accessibility of health care, while saving the Canadian economy billions of dollars every year.”
Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs.
Canada is the only developed country with a universal health care system that does not include prescription drug coverage.
New research from the University of British Columbia and University of Toronto, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, shows that universal public drug coverage, also known as universal pharmacare, is within reach for Canada even in times of government fiscal constraint.
“It’s a win-win,” said Steve Morgan, lead author of the study and professor of health policy at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. “A universal pharmacare system would improve the quality and accessibility of health care, while saving the Canadian economy billions of dollars every year.”
Read more: Universal public drug coverage would save Canada billions
The Latest on: Universal public drug coverage
[google_news title=”” keyword=”Universal public drug coverage” num_posts=”10″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
via Google News
The Latest on: Universal public drug coverage
- Does the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana need a design change?on May 2, 2024 at 2:25 pm
Hospitals in some States have reported they are owed hundreds of crores in dues, and some are reportedly turning away or taking in fewer Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana patients ...
- Choose Medicare Act would move us a step closer to universal healthcareon May 2, 2024 at 8:16 am
A group of four Democrats has introduced a bill called the Choose Medicare Act, which is envisioned as moving us closer to universal healthcare.
- Opinion: National pharmacare will reduce drug access for almost 26 million Canadianson May 2, 2024 at 3:00 am
The money will fund universal prescription drug benefits for contraceptives ... The country’s biggest drug coverage problem is that its public drug programs do not cover many new drugs. If an insured ...
- Universal health care in NY? Town hall in Yonkers gauges enthusiasm, concernson May 1, 2024 at 7:26 am
Legislators, constituents and advocates discuss the New York Health Act, a bill that would help address health care obstacles.
- Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here’s what you need to knowon April 26, 2024 at 4:17 am
The new federal budget includes $1.5B to cover diabetes, contraception drugs The federal government's latest budget sets aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare — a major financial ...
- Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here's what you need to knowon April 26, 2024 at 1:01 am
The federal government's latest budget sets aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare — a major financial commitment with the potential for a wide-ranging impact on the country's health-care system.
- Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here's what you need to knowon April 26, 2024 at 1:01 am
The federal government's latest budget sets aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare — a major financial commitment with the potential for a wide-ranging impact on the country's health-care ...
- Malaria is still killing people in Kenya, but a vaccine and local drug production may helpon April 25, 2024 at 12:50 am
Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the world’s first malaria vaccine may help ...
- Pros and cons of universal health careon April 24, 2024 at 8:01 am
The NHS is an example of a single-payer system, funded by taxation. Other countries, such as France and Japan, provide universal health care through mandatory but low-cost health insurance schemes, in ...
- Passage Of Treat And Reduce Obesity Act Faces An Uphill Battleon January 4, 2024 at 6:39 am
(Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group ... sector coverage of obesity drugs is at least possible. On the other hand, in the public sector coverage is either spotty, as in Medicaid ...
via Bing News