Background: Canada does not have universal public coverage for prescription drugs, which
leaves an important role for private insurance plans. However, we do not have recent data …

Background Efforts to achieve universal healthcare coverage are fraught with challenges,
not only in low-and middle-income countries but also in high-income ones. Canada, for …

Background Commentaries on the adequacy of insurance coverage for prescription drugs
available to Canadians have emphasized differences in the coverage provided by different …

Objectives To describe the extent to which New Brunswick residents reported having drug
insurance coverage supplementary to Canadian Medicare; to examine associations …

Residents of Ontario aged 65 years and older are covered by a provincially funded
prescription drug program. The aim of this paper is to assess the extent of inequity in …

Background Like in many other high-income jurisdictions, the public drug program in
Ontario, Canada provides comprehensive coverage of prescription drugs to the 65 years …

Background. Each province in Canada independently assesses drugs for their
reimbursement eligibility. Publicly funded access to specific drugs is therefore dependent on …

Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other
countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare …

Abstract Objectives In Canada, public insurance for physician and hospital services, without
cost-sharing, is provided to all residents. Outpatient prescription drug coverage, however, is …

Canadians obtain prescription drug coverage through a patchwork of public insurance,
private benefit plans and out-of-pocket payments. Prior evidence suggests that insurance …