Patient involvement in pharmacare is critical to its success

Pharmacare is the most innovative and important health policy legislation in decades. To get it right, the federal government must directly engage with patients. Their expertise is crucial to pharmacare’s success.

Close to 20 per cent of Canadians have inadequate or no drug coverage at all, forcing some to skip or cut doses of medicine, or forgo other necessities, such as food or heat, to be able to afford those medicines.Image courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY LOUISE BINDER AND FILOMENA SERVIDIO-ITALIANO

April 29, 2024

Canada is on the verge of a new era in access to affordable prescription drugs. The federal government’s long-awaited pharmacare bill promises to lay the foundation for a national, universal pharmacare plan.

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