The Quebec government has introduced a new provincial drug-insurance scheme that by
January 1997 will provide coverage to all Quebecers. The first phase of the measure, which …

The Quebec government may establish a self-financing and contributory drug-insurance
program. A committee headed by a former health minister has been developing a program …

In the wake the National Forum on Health's recommendation that Canada extend public
health insurance to include universal Pharmacare, stake-holders are scrambling to shape …

Les regimes publics d'assurance-medica-ments subissent des pressions financieres
croissantes. Les donnees publiees par le Regime de medicaments gratuits de l'Ontario pour …

Quebec‟ s public prescription drug insurance regime was inaugurated in June 1996. The
province had, however, been weighing its policy on prescription drugs since the 1970‟ s …

Dans cette chronique de Salle de lecture, on resume un article qui a paru dans Analyse de
politiques, oiu l'on examine l'utilisation des quotes-parts dans le cadre des programmes de …

Dr Shortt does a good job of explaining the reasons for the rising costs of the Ontario Drug
Benefit Plan (ODBP),'but his pro-posals to reform the ODBP ignore key issues of social …

PROLOGUE: Almost thirty-five years ago, Congress modeled Medicare's original package of
medical benefits after those offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans at the time. Few …

Federal legislation outlined in the Medical Care Act of 1965 and the Canada Health Act of
1984 stipulates that Canadian provincial governments are to administer insurance programs …

In an attempt to contain costs, 27 Medicaid programs have implemented patient-level
payment limits for medications, but the effects of these restrictions on quality of care, costs …