Life before pharmacare
Subtitle: report on the Canadian Health Coalition's hearings into a universal public drug plan
Publisher: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives = Centre canadien de politiques alternatives
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ottawa, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9781897569078
Subjects: National health insurance; Pharmaceutical services insurance; Médicaments; Politique gouvernementale; Assurance-médicaments; Canadian Health Coalition
Description: Life before Pharmacare -- 1. Canadians speak up about the suffering caused by inaction on Pharmacare -- 2. The reasons for inequity -- 3. Problems caused by excessive drug costs and the patchwork approach -- 4. Stories from across Canada -- The low income trap -- Chronically high costs -- Caught in government red tape -- Ponying up for a work-based plan -- Laid off from the drug plan -- Paying the price for new and expensive drugs -- The cost of a move to a different province -- Drug coverage in the pre-retirement years -- Young adults shut out of drug coverage -- Life-sustaining drugs not covered by provincial plans -- 5. Drug insurance in Québec -- 6. Conclusion -- 7. Recommendations -- Notes -- Participants in Pharmacare Hearings.
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.