![]() “We know there’s far too many people who find themselves in worse and worse situations because they can’t quite afford to take the medications they need,” he said. ![]() Making sure contraception and diabetes medications are covered is really important, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday at a press conference in Thunder Bay, Ont. He said he believes the government will be able to show significant cost savings in fairly short order. “We’re going to have an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of that model.” “This is a proof-of-concept opportunity to try (providing) two drugs on a universal, single-payer model,” Holland said at a press conference Thursday. There will be some money set aside in the Liberals’ spring budget, Holland said, but the full cost of the program won’t be reflected until 2025. Holland said the cost is likely to be in the realm of $1.5 billion, but he said that estimate is very likely to change over the course of his talks with provinces. ![]() The bill allows the government to negotiate with provinces and territories to cover birth control, along with diabetes drugs and supplies, for anyone with a health card. The governing Liberals took their first major step toward national pharmacare Thursday as the health minister tabled a bill that paves the way for a universal drug program and secures NDP support in the House of Commons.īut Health Minister Mark Holland made clear there is still a long way to go before all drugs in Canada are covered under a federal program.
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