Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, announces the Government of Ontario's plan for long-term health care system at Bridgepoint Active Healthcare in Toronto on February 26, 2019.
Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with the province's pharmacists that will see them take millions of dollars less in payments over the next half decade.Health Minister Christine Elliott said the savings are part of a broader effort to ensure the Ontario Drug Benefit Program is sustainable. Ontario has reached a tentative agreement with the province's pharmacists that will see them take millions of dollars less in payments over the next half decade.
It would also see the government pay pharmacists a flat fee for every patient receiving prescriptions in a long-term care home rather than paying for each individual prescription that's issued.National shortage of blood pressure drug shows safeguards are needed, doctors say Health Minister Christine Elliott said the savings are part of a broader effort to ensure the Ontario Drug Benefit Program is sustainable.
"There is a recognition that we need to be part of the solution moving forward within the broader health-care system," said CEO Justin Bates, noting that some pharmacists may still be unhappy with the new arrangement.
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