Sentences with phrase «universal pharmacare»

That the federal government assume up to 50 percent of the overall cost of a pan-Canadian single - payer, universal pharmacare system.

In addition, «Canadians don't need another study on universal pharmacare.

According to the Committee, Canadians «can't afford to wait for universal pharmacare.

That the federal government immediately commence negotiations with the provinces and territories to implement a pan-Canadian, single - payer, universal pharmacare program.

Universal pharmacare has been recommended for Canada since the 1960s, but was never implemented.

«To put this another way, failure to implement a universal pharmacare system that is simply on par with comparable countries around the world will cost the Canadian economy nearly $ 100 - billion over the course of a decade.»

«A universal pharmacare system would improve the quality and accessibility of health care, while saving the Canadian economy billions of dollars every year.»

«Private and public spending for medications is 75 per cent more per person in Quebec compared to countries with universal pharmacare,» said Marc - André Gagnon, a professor at the school of public policy and administration at Carleton University.

Under many plausible scenarios, total public spending on medicines would actually fall if Canada had a universal pharmacare system.

The study provided detailed estimates showing that universal pharmacare would reduce prescription drug spending in every province.

«Our study shows that universal pharmacare would save private citizens and corporations more than $ 8 - billion at a cost to government of less than $ 1 - billion.

The study modelled the cost of universal pharmacare based on data from $ 22 - billion worth of prescription drug purchases in 2012 - 2013.

Winning universal pharmacare has become one of his key priorities.

Cited thousands of times in the news media and academic literature, Dr. Morgan's work on the topic has helped to spark national policy debate regarding universal pharmacare in Canada.

Two reports released in September 2017 demonstrate that a universal pharmacare plan will save Canada billions of dollars.

In Halifax the party adopted policy recommendations that include universal pharmacare, a guaranteed minimum income, an environmental bill of rights, and an employee pension protection strategy.

Not exact matches

A recent report from the parliamentary budget officer estimates that a universal, public pharmacare system would save Canadians more than $ 4 billion per year while this study suggests that applying Quebec's private - public model in all provinces would cost Canadians over $ 5 - billion more per year than they currently pay.