Pharmacare ‘feels closer now than ever before,’ but advocacy groups split on design

With a range of public drug plans already in existence, the federal government has a variety of models to choose from, including systems operating in B.C. and Quebec.
Dr. Eric Hoskins, a former Ontario Liberal health minister, is leading the government's advisory council expected to determine a national pharmacare implementation plan.
While supporters of a national pharmacare plan agree a government-funded strategy is necessary to increase the accessibility of prescription drugs, there's no consensus on how to get there as stakeholders await further details on the role of the government's pharmacare point man. Former Ontario Lib...

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