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Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income?
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Citation | Busby Colin. 2014. "Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income?". Research. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute |
Page Title: | Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income? – C.D. Howe Institute |
Article Title: | Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income? |
URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/should-public-drug-plans-be-based-age-or-income/ |
Published Date: | December 3, 2014 |
Accessed Date: | March 20, 2025 |
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Provinces with age-based drug coverage should switch to income-based plans to head off serious financial pressure over the next few decades, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income?” authors Colin Busby and Jonathan Pedde find that age-based plans are ill-equipped to handle the coming surge of seniors in the population.
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