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CARP welcomes Ontario’s reconsideration of the proposed changes to the seniors’ drug program

March 3, 2016

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2016 Toronto, ON – CARP welcome Premier Kathleen ...

New Ideas for the Future of Pharmacare

November 17, 2015

In the wake of Justin Trudeau’s election, Canadians are looking forward to action on Pharmacare from the new federal ...

Orillia Chapter: Limited budgets a hurdle for seniors

September 30, 2015

Click here to read 'Limited budgets a hurdle for seniors' by Mehreen Shahid - Orillia Packet.com, September 21, ...

Is Canada ready for National Pharmacare?

March 12, 2015

Most developed countries with a universal health care system also provide universal coverage of prescription drugs, ...

Are prescription drugs overpriced in Alberta?

May 31, 2013

Want to buy a $100 coffee? Sounds absurd, doesn’t it? However, it’s equally absurd that this is how much more ...

PEI Introduces Catastrophic Drug Coverage

May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013: PEI will soon provide catastrophic drug coverage, Premier Robert Ghiz announced last week. The new ...

New Study Suggests Seniors with Inadequate Drug Coverage may not be Accessing the Medication they Need

May 3, 2013

  Ontario’s current co-pay model for prescription drugs may potentially be causing unfair access to drugs due ...

Letter to CARP from Dan Meades, NDP candidate for Calgary-Centre

November 16, 2012

Editors Note: We put out a call for comment to all candidates in the November 26th 2012 by-elections (held in the ...

Durham NDP Candidate Larry O’Connor

November 16, 2012

Editors Note: We put out a call for comment to all candidates in the November 26th 2012 by-elections (held in the ...

Provinces must stand together on drug purchases

August 9, 2012

At the recent Council of the Federation meeting, the provinces (except Quebec) announced that they would begin bulk ...