Time to rethink the tax on self-care

A patient-centred approach also needs to recognize the role consumer health products play and consider whether our current fiscal policies towards these products still make sense.
OTTAWA—Access to affordable medicines is a big focus of the recently rejuvenated federal-provincial-territorial dialogue on health care. Ensuring that people can get the right medicines when they need them and without financial hardship is vital to achieving the outcomes Canadians expect from our ...

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