Opinion: At a time when hospitals are over capacity, wouldn’t it be better if people could manage their chronic diseases at home, rather than ending up in emergency because they couldn’t afford their meds? We can’t wait for a national pharmacare plan.
The Canadian rallying cry for universal drug coverage — “pharmacare now” — needs a shot of adrenalin: “pharmacare … immediately.”
As medical educators, we teach new physicians to ask if the patient has insurance; to call local pharmacies to do a price comparison; to ask whether people are splitting pills, or skipping them to save money; to negotiate “compassionate access” with pharmaceutical companies; and the list goes on. As the gig economy and contract work grow all around us, workers are even less likely to have access to prescription medications, with a disproportionate impact on young people, newcomers and racializedCanadians need access to necessary medicines and protection against related financial strain.
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