Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: September 8, 2025 - 19:22
Pharmacare law cannot be implemented in inequitable way, former advisory council chair says
September 8, 2025
Ottawa must resume talks with jurisdictions that have not yet reached agreements to ensure free access to diabetes medications and supplies, as well as contraceptives, said the former chair of a pharmacare advisory council.
Eric Hoskins, whose council issued a report on the implementation of pharmacare in 2019, said in an interview there are currently millions of Canadians who could benefit from the federal government providing public coverage so patients do not have to pay out of pocket.
Unpublished Newswire
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