Background Canadians have long been proud of their universal health insurance system,
which publicly funds the cost of physician visits and hospitalizations at the point of care …

Background Increasing spending and use of prescription drugs pose an important challenge
to governments that seek to expand health insurance coverage to improve population health …

Canada is a high-income country, politically organized as a federation of 10 provinces and
three sparsely populated territories. While Canada is the second largest country in the world …

Abstract Background In Canada, cost prohibits access to emergency contraception (EC)
which may assist to prevent unintended pregnancy. The drug, ulipristal acetate (UPA-EC), is …

Canada lacks a national drug insurance plan. The home province or territory of a patient
determines which cancer drugs are available on the public formulary, who is eligible for …

Unlike some other high-income counties, Canada does not provide universal prescription
drug coverage. The various extent of coverage may left some Canadians vulnerable to cost …

Background Efforts to achieve universal healthcare coverage are fraught with challenges,
not only in low-and middle-income countries but also in high-income ones. Canada, for …

Background It remains unclear whether racial and ethnic disparities for atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) persist within universal health care systems. We aimed to …

Canada is the only Universal Health Insurance country in the OECD without universal
insurance for outpatient prescription drugs, a situation generally perceived as unfair and …

Canada and Italy do not share many of the features associated with modern welfare state
development, yet both countries have experienced changes in the way health care …