@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHealthcare11yrs ago

Should prescription drugs be covered under Canada’s universal healthcare plan?

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Response rates from 4k Niagara West voters.

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Yes
14%
No
73%
Yes
13%
No
4%
Yes, but only when a high cost threshold is exceeded
2%
No, we cannot afford to add this at the moment
3%
Yes, but only for low income families
2%
Yes, cover the overall prescription costs but have the patient pay the pharmacy dispensing costs

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 @9F7WQT3from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

were broke becaue of tredeau

 @B3W9T5Dfrom Ontario  answered…5 days5D

Yes, and enact a single drug insurer as a price negotiation body and launch a drug value assessment agency

 @B23CRQ3from Nova Scotia  answered…3mos3MO

No, we should only fund natural medicine. Prescription drugs have shown to be addictive and can lead to deaths from overdose.

 @9LLTDD4from British Columbia  answered…11mos11MO

Yes but also certain vitamin and mineral supplements which actually solve issues. The pharmaceutical industry is CORRUPT. Natural health solutions are too expensive, while people are getting damaging prescription drugs for free.

 @9LJGNWT from British Columbia  answered…11mos11MO

No, get private health care coverage, if you want. No coverage, no treatment unless charity of some sort voluntarily steps in. Private coverage options should become competitive but will also underwrite each applicant and possibly deny coverage in some circumstances. In that case, a public form may be needed but paid for by the insured.

 @9GPVK6Gfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

yes only when it is a high cost, they require the prescription to maintain their health and they cannot afford it

 @9GNXXXTfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

Have a greater discussion with the provinces and territories to discuss how it should be rolled out, and build off of that.

 @9GLXDZLfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

The prescription should be paid by the people who are being prescribed or have someone in need of a prescription.

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