The medical community is welcoming the Ontario government's new pharmacare program that promises free prescription drugs to all children and young adults starting in January. The new pharmacare plan that the Liberals are calling OHIP+ would begin on Jan. 1, 2018, and provide free prescription drugs to some four million children and youth. Some three million seniors and about 900,000 families on social assistance already get medications through the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan, but must pay their own deductibles and per-prescription co-pay amounts. The Ontario government's new pharmacare plan would provide free prescription drugs to some four million children and young adults, starting Jan. 1, 2018. On Friday, Wynne hinted she would eventually like to expand the drug program beyond young adults and children, but made no commitments.

Source: CBC News April 28, 2017 22:07 UTC