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It “absolutely is possible” for the federal government to strike pharmacare agreements with all the provinces by the spring, Health Minister Mark Holland said Friday. “I’m not saying this is going to be easy,” Holland said from the G7 health ministers’ meeting in Ancona, Italy. “Getting this bill adopted in …
Read More »Pharmacare should be in place by April 2025, health minister says – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s aiming to roll out the long-awaited national pharmacare program by April 1, 2025. “I’m sprinting, not walking,” Holland said on Wednesday on his way into caucus. He gave the expected launch date, as the House of …
Read More »Federal agency faced obstacles to lower drug prices, memo shows – National
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 memo shows. The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with …
Read More »Pharmacare progress expected to be among priorities as NDP caucus gathers
The federal New Democrats are kicking off a three-day caucus retreat Wednesday with a keynote speech from Leader Jagmeet Singh. News Source link
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