Universal pharmacare in Canada would cost government little or nothing extra

Dr. Matthew Stanbrook, deputy editor for CMAJ, interviews Dr. Danielle Martin, family physician and VP of Medical Affairs and Health System Solutions at Women's College Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Martin and colleagues say that implementing universal public coverage of prescription drugs in Canada would be estimated to reduce total spending by $7.2 billion while increasing government costs by only $1.0 billion. This economic modeling study shows that universal public drug coverage could be implemented without substantially increasing government spending. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/03/16/cmaj.141564.full.pdf+htmlTo request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.ca

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