National pharmacare plan needed, experts tell Senate Open Caucus

'Every developed country with a universal healthcare system provides universal coverage for prescription drugs, every developed county except for Canada,' says Steven Morgan, a professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of Pharmacare 2020.

Canada should establish a national pharmacare program to ensure that all Canadians have access to the medications they need, though there is some worry about the cost of such a program. This was the view given by panelists who appeared before a public Open Caucus hosted by the Senate Liberals la...

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