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CDIPC estimates 34% rise in high-cost drug burden for Canadians since 2016

The Canadian Drug Insurance Pooling Corp.’s high-cost drug framework provided coverage to almost 28,000 Canadians and their families where drug costs exceeded $10,000 annually in 2020. According to its results, the CDIPC estimated that its member insurance companies reimbursed claims associated with 54 new high-cost drugs including those for rare diseases. As well, based on past experience, […]
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2021 Drug Plan Trends Report: Diving deep into the pros and cons of drug pooling

In Western Canada, specialty drugs’ share of private plans’ costs is 23%, due to pharmacare programs in three provinces automatically acting as first payer for prescription drugs after an income-based out of-pocket deductible, climbing to 38% in Atlantic Canada. As much as 60% of the current pipeline is focused on specialty medications, according to a 2020 report from Express Scripts Canada, with about 50% of drugs in the pipeline designed for oral administration, continuing a shift in ...
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Amid COVID-19, Funding is Needed to fix Flooding, Other Problems

Amid COVID, Funding Needed to Fix Flooding, Other Problems "Our philosophy is that if you are going to kick the can down the road it will end up costing more in the end," said Jan Kowalski, the townships finance director. "So we try to avoid doing that with anything infrastructure related because those problems are only going to get worse." by Tony LaRussa, The Tribune-Review, Greensburg / January 20, 2021 TNS (TNS) - Jan. 19—Despite the...
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