Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock

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Page Title:Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/feasible-pharmacare-federation-proposal-break-gridlock/
Published Date:October 21, 2015
Accessed Date:February 13, 2025

An expanded federal role in financing pharmacare would set the stage for wider coverage and greater cooperation in drug pricing, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Feasible Pharmacare in the Federation: A Proposal to Break the Gridlock,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby propose a politically affordable way forward to start addressing the runaway drug prices paid by Canadians. 

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