Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

Dr. Tom Elliott, medical director of a diabetes clinic in Vancouver, said one of his patients was hospitalized last year because he could not afford to buy medication after paying for groceries.

The first step is to negotiate universal coverage for birth control and diabetes drugs with provinces and territories—something Health Minister Mark Holland says he’s fairly certain he can accomplish by the next election.

'This is a proof-of-concept opportunity to try (providing) two drugs on a universal, single-payer model,' says federal Health Minister Mark Holland.

Almost one-quarter of the funds being repurposed next year are coming out of the Department of National Defence.

Public Health Ontario lab employees are set to receive a total pay increase of 5.25%, compensating for a provincial wage restraint law, Bill 124, was deemed unconstitutional.

Complaint cites broader implications of dictating fees, which can lead to less choice and accessibility of healthcare for Canadians.

Universal coverage can be achieved without implementing a single payor system that could potentially introduce other unintended consequences, says the CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association.

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