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- 10/12/2023
Pharmacare would cost public sector billions more a year, but save economy money: PBO
The PBO report calculates the incremental cost of the program, taking into account current spending by governments on public drug plans as well as revenue that would be generated from co-pays under a pharmacare plan. - 10/12/2023
The shifting landscape of primary care in Canada: A patient-centric perspective
Going forward, patients are seeking accessible, trustworthy, and personalized care experiences. - 10/12/2023
Alberta orders stricter hospital mask rules, but regions and hospitals can opt out
It’s not clear who has the final say if regions and the hospitals they oversee disagree on the new rules. - 10/11/2023
Health ministers converge in P.E.I. as governments negotiate final deals
Bringing new workers into the industry and retaining those who are already there is the priority, according to federal Health Minister Mark Holland. - 10/11/2023
Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
Many Walgreens workers aren’t unionized and the employees who walked out are organizing online. - 10/10/2023
Flu, COVID immunization campaign kicks off in B.C. as vaccines arrive at pharmacies
In a written statement, drugstore chain Pharmasave says they are anticipating an increase in demand for vaccines administered by pharmacies this year, as patients have increasingly turned to pharmacists for treating common ailments since the province authorized it in June. - 10/10/2023
POLL: How is vaccine season ramping up at your pharmacy?
Is demand high already or is there more indifference this year? - 10/10/2023
B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
The province has also agreed to work with the First Nations Health Authority to improve access to culturally appropriate and trauma-informed treatment and care. - 10/10/2023
Why we need involuntary treatment for patients with severe SUDs
How does it make sense that we ‘Form’ every person who enters our ER threatening suicide, but we do not ‘Form’ patients who come in with drug overdoses if they are in the grip of addiction? - 10/10/2023
Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at upcoming NDP convention
A group of grassroots NDP activists is planning to push for pharmacare to be a make-or-break element of the federal party’s supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals at a policy convention next week.