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Health Minister urged to ink deals with provinces, territories on Pharma Care coverage
January 8, 2025
Health Care, seniors advocacy, Social Programs
A memorandum of understanding has already been reached between the federal government and British Columbia. The MOU said after Bill C-64 received royal assentthat B.C. would enter formal discussions with the federal government to implement universal, single-payer, first-dollar coverage for select contraception and diabetes medications.
“Minister Holland continues to discuss it directly with each of his provincial and territorial counterparts,” he said.
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