Pharmacare: Costs less and

helps more people.

Michael McBane

Canadian Health Coalition

Our values

Health as Public Good

Keep people healthy

Integration & Teamwork

Protect the vulnerable

Values in conflict

Health as Public Good Health as Commodity

Keep people healthy Profit from illness

Integration & Teamwork Fragmentation & Competition

Protect the vulnerable Exploit vulnerability

Canada’s Drug Problem

8 million Canadians lack affordable access;

Rx costs are 30% above international average;

220,000 hospital patients had serious ADRs and 10,000 deaths, 4th to 6th leading cause of death; *

Rx use driven by advertising not evidence.

* Lazarou, J., JAMA, 1998

Cover every patient… …not every drug

Universal Pharmacare would save $10.7 billion

1. Establish a national formulary

2. Bulk purchase and negotiate competitive pricing

3. Pay only for drugs that are safe & cost-effective

4. Improve prescribing practices

It’s Time for Pharmacare

1. Universal & Equitable Access

2. Safe & Appropriate Use

3. Cost-controls & Affordable

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