… prescription drug coverage, however, is provided through a patchwork system of public and
private plans, often with substantial cost-sharing, … ’s provincial drug insurance plan between …

… healthcare system with over sixty year long historical roots. … system of prescription drug
coverage for Canada. Employing … direct patient cost sharing for accessing prescription drugs, …

… individual-level prescription history. We also … provinces on eligibility for public drug programs.
Therefore, this study did not include beneficiaries who were eligible for public drug benefits …

… federal−provincial framework of universal coverage for physician … -class Canadians received
prescription drug coverage … Payment would be triggered once the beneficiary’s need has …

… mandates, eligibility, plan designs and costsharing. Patients also … In 2018, 66% of drug plan
beneficiaries received less than … , each province has offered a public drug plan with different …

… Gaps in prescription drug insurance coverage leave many … (see Box 1 for a history of
federal support). Although … on a per beneficiary basis than in provinces with less inclusive …

… Drug coverage between Canadian provinces and territories is … the variation in prescription
drug coverage for children and … Drug plan may waive cost sharing for individuals under 19 …

… a national programme of prescription drug coverage (Pharmacare), … Provincial governments
have a long history of providing … as extended benefits (which excluded NIHB beneficiaries). …

… Gaps in prescription drug insurance coverage leave many … (see Box 1 for a history of
federal support). Although … on a per beneficiary basis than in provinces with less inclusive …

… the history of the Canadian welfare state, federal and provincial governments have designed
different social programs … tax benefit An income-tested payment to individual beneficiaries …