In the wake of several recommendations for a national approach to pharmacare, the
provincial government of British Columbia made the most significant changes to its …

The high price of cancer drugs has become a world-wide phenomenon. In recent decades,
studies have produced ample evidence of rising research and clinical testing costs …

Canada's health system is based on the firmly-held belief that the receipt of care should be
based on need and not ability to pay. This thesis examines three aspects of this equity goal …

Drug financing policy poses many economic challenges. Not the least are the tasks of
finding the resources needed to cover one of the largest expenditure components of health …

Compte tenu de l'intérêt croissant suscité par les déterminants sociaux de la santé, on a
souvent sous-estimé l'impact potentiel des systèmes de soins sur les disparités qui existent …

Prescription drugs play an increasingly significant role in the Canadian healthcare system.
Drug spending accounts for a considerable share of total healthcare expenditure and …

While making a wide range of recommendations, the Report specified five primary
framework recommendations, relating to active and healthy aging:(a) financial security,(b) …

Background: Drug therapy poses a financial burden for many individuals. Cost-related
medication nonadherence is ultimately associated with increased healthcare resource …

OBJECTIVES: Though statins are fully reimbursed by the public drug programs for seniors in
British Columbia (BC) and Ontario, Canada, population-based rates of statin prescription are …