Results from a program providing free prescription drugs to 747 patients in Ontario suggest covering medication costs produces overall savings for the health-care system — an average of $1,488 per patient per year, according to a new study.
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Only 88 likes at this time when I did. Not enough Canadians are listening.
What would Tommy Douglas do? 😉
…and why would anyone do the right thing when they can make money harming people… harm is the point in capitalism, not saving money.
Gov’ts need to grow a pair & tell big pharma & the insurance conglomerates to shove it. Start saving money so we can hire more medical staff. We’re already so short-handed as it is.
The numbers speak for themselves. Let's implement this, now.
If people switched their diet from meat and dairy and fast food to a whole food plant based diet over 80 percent of chronic diseases could be prevented resulting in a much healthier population and savings of many billions of dollars. Focusing on treating a problem rather than on preventing it is not the way to go.
Too bad NDP cares more about dental care then anything else- ie affordable housing, health prescriptions, and foreign interference
NO IT DOESNT!! ALL THIS MEANS IS THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOW NEED TO INCREASE THEIR TAXES EVEN FURTHER ON YOU TO PAY FOR THIS…
The conservatives most be losing their mine with this report We all know how they want to take away program and privatize healthcare
I agree.
Let's not forget that the Liberals and the Conservatives consistently vote together, against the NDP, to stop this from happening. Pierre Poilievre is on record repeating that disproven lie, that nationalized pharmacare would lead to higher costs overall. Remember that the next time you simp for him.
Free suppositories?
I think you mean publicly subsidized medication.
Nothing is free.
when the government is footing the bill they are also much more proactive on controlling drug prices with legislation so there is way less price gouging from big pharma.
YES YES YES YES THANK YOU shoppers drug mart is the worst for cost and Beth care!!!!
Too bad the insurance industry and pharmaceutical industry is lobbying the government against bringing it
It's shameful Canada hasn't included medications and dental care in our "universal" healthcare. Treating all people with dignity AND saving money, and instead our government supports the pharmacy companies profits over our populations well-being.
Not long ago I heard that Canada has almost the highest prescription costs in the world – CBC at that.
Listening to this made me cry so true nobody should not take their meds because he can't afford it's against human rights😢😮
What about dispensing fees? Would they be covered by the government as well?
Medication….what a complete failure. You are not supposed to be on these meds for a long time. In some cases forever. It's not healthcare it's sick care.
Carla
Holistic medicine only most drugs are junk