Liberals aren’t setting aside enough cash for pharmacare, says advisory panel chair | CBC News
“There’s no question that more funds will be necessary
to implement universal pharmacare,” Eric Hoskins, chair of the Advisory
Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare and a former
Ontario health minister, told CBC News.
to implement universal pharmacare,” Eric Hoskins, chair of the Advisory
Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare and a former
Ontario health minister, told CBC News.
The
Liberals are promising $6 billion over four years for pharmacare and
for a plan to improve public access to doctors and mental health
services.
Trudeau has not offered a timeline for introducing a
program to fund prescription drugs, describing the $6 billion Liberal as
a “down payment.”
According to the report of the advisory
council, released in June, a fully implemented pharmacare plan would
cost $3.5 billion over 10 years starting in 2022, rising to $15.3
billion annually in 2027.