Pharmacare bound to be an animating issue in forthcoming federal budget

The CPP experience shows that we must also put forward constructive alternatives that respond to the needs of those poorly-served by the status quo. It isn’t enough to discourage the use of a sledgehammer. We need to pick up the scalpel.

Canda's federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor. Presently more than 23 million Canadians are receiving drug insurance through their employers. Another roughly 10 million people have coverage through a combination of public plans. There are roughly 3.5 million Canadians who don’t have insurance and are faced with out-of-pocket costs and poorer access to medicines, writes Sean Speer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Sean Speer

February 4, 2019

Pharmacare is bound to be an animating issue in the forthcoming federal budget Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and the subsequent election campaign. It raises the question: are there analogous issues from the past that can help us think about the impending debate about drug coverage and the role of publi...

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