It looks like we might be one step closer to a National Pharma Care plan. Sun Life has commented in their Focus Update that the first tentative steps have been taken towards a National Pharma Care plan in Canada.
Two years ago around this time my Blog was on a Universal Drug Plan, the Blog spoke to the billions of dollars that the government thought could be saved in health care if people adhered to their prescriptions. Adherence is a large problem with overall medical costs. I have included a couple of my previous Blogs talking about a Universal Drug Plan, Adherence and the Cost to the medical system.
I will keep my eye on this, and as you can tell it has taken 2 years to get an Advisory Council together so there probably won’t be any changes in the immediate future.
If you would like to review your benefit plan and how are prescription drugs affecting your plan, contact Glendinning Insurance Services, Your Resource Specialist.