Deals like the recent preferred provider agreement to supply specialty drugs are not only anti-competitive for business, they also restrict patients’ choice of where to obtain healthcare and ultimately, reduce the incentives for pharmacies to innovate.
We all know that lightbulbs work when negative electrons move to the positive terminal and in this case, a flow of ideas and actions improve patient outcomes.
Provinces and territories determine not only the drugs to be reimbursed in their jurisdiction but also the conditions under which people can access them.
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