‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

Only British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and the Yukon have reached pharmacare deals with the federal government, covering contraception and diabetes medications.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel's office told The Hill Times that she continues to have conversations with provinces and territories about pharmacare.

Representatives of Canada’s health-care and labour sectors say they're concerned Ottawa is dragging its feet in the rollout of pharmacare across the country, and say this could be a problem for many Canadians if they lose access to their work-based drug plans duri...

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