Trudeau’s pharmacare plan would likely reduce drug coverage for millions of Canadians

The proposed new law would likely prohibit Canadians from purchasing supplemental insurance to cover drugs not covered (or only partially covered) by pharmacare.

If pharmacare becomes the law of the land, the 25 million Canadians who currently have private drug insurance plans will suddenly find themselves with significantly less coverage, writes Kristina Acri. Unsplash photograph by the National Cancer Institute

Opinion

BY KRISTINA ACRI

March 14, 2024

Canadians are one step closer to national pharmacare. The Trudeau government and the NDP recently introduced the first piece of the plan. Reportedly, this first piece will cover contracep...

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