Canada’s provincial drug plans and drug rebates – negotiating savings or creating tiered healthcare?

Canada’s health care system has come under increasing scrutiny as the debate on health reform intensifies in the U.S.  The National Post recently published an interesting article on Canada’s provincial drug plans and recent changes that have allowed some of them to negotiate prices directly with drug companies in exchange for having their products listed.  [...]

Controlling healthcare costs through effective use of prescription drugs

 To effectively evaluate  any healthcare system, the true costs of the delivery of appropriate care  must be understood (and the costs of not providing treatment).  The following is an interesting article on the much-debated topic of Health Reform in America and the drivers of health spending — chronic conditions, hospital expenditures, etc.
Prescription drugs scapegoat for rising [...]