OTTAWA — An expert panel is calling for the federal government to work with the provinces and territories to create a single-payer national pharmacare plan to cover every Canadian. Canada has a variety of drug plans administered by provinces, mainly for children, seniors and people on social assistance. It also recommends that the initial formulary expand to a “fully comprehensive formulary” no later than Jan. 1, 2027. — A strategy and plan for funding access to expensive drugs for rare diseases to be implemented by Jan. 1, 2022. — Co-payments under the plan should be limited to $2 per prescription for essential medicines and $5 per prescription for all other drugs on the national formulary with an annual limit of $100 per household.

Source: National Post June 12, 2019 15:00 UTC