The Trudeau Liberals are being urged to develop a national pharmacare program for prescription drugs.
An advisory committee, headed by former Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins, recommends it be a universal, single payer system beginning as early at 2022, with total completion by 2027.
Hoskins says they are advising the federal government to move immediately and work with provinces and Territories to implement the plan on their schedule.
The report says such a universal plan would save taxpayers about $5-billion a year, with average family savings coming in at $450 annually.
The $15-billion program would see the creation of a Canadian drug agency which would develop a list of drugs to be included in the plan.
Hoskins adds “We recognize that there are significant incremental costs to build national pharmacare, but these costs are already being paid by Canadians.”
To read the full report, visit the Tweet below.
The Council delivered 60 recommendations outlining the path towards implementing #pharmacare and is united in urging government to begin this work immediately. Read the full report: https://t.co/ZQGCgXvspL 1/4
— Dr. Eric Hoskins (@DrEricHoskins) June 12, 2019
