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Benefits Canada is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Workplace Benefits Awards. At a virtual roundtable and awards ceremony on Thursday, 23 finalists gathered to discuss their leading benefits and pension strategies, followed by winner announcements across 10 categories. All of the finalists represent benefits and pension plans covering nearly 300,000 Canadians. These employers are proactively and passionately aiming to […]

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 costs from provincial to private plans. This framework is two-tiered, as a Green Shield Canada repor...

The Empire Life Insurance Co. is adding opioid management solution to its pay-direct drug benefit plans. Alongside the coronavirus pandemic, another public-health issue has worsened during these tumultuous times. Between July and September 2020 there were 1,705 apparent opioid toxicity deaths, according to the Government of Canada. This stat represents the highest quarterly count since national surveillance began in 2016 and represents a 120 per cent increase from the same time frame in 2019 (when there were 776 opioid-related deaths), according to the government. And in all, there’s been 1...

Share this article New offering reduces exposure to opioids and helps prevent dependence and misuse KINGSTON, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ - The Empire Life Insurance Company ("Empire Life") (TSX: EML.PR.A) today announced it is adding the Express Scripts Canada Opioid Management Solution to its pay-direct drug benefit plans. The goal is to reduce exposure to opioids and educate group benefits plan members about the risks associated with chronic use of these powerful drugs, while helping address members' needs. The Opioid Management Solution is designed for those who have not taken opioids in th...

Pandemic, floorspace expansion delay opening of Toronto’s Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship until 2022 Toronto’s Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE) is now expected to open in 2022, following delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a floorspace expansion to 22,000 square feet. The Centre was originally scheduled to open by the end of 2020. “The Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship will be Indigenous-led, and with a predominant Indigenous board.” A City of Toronto project designed with input from the loc...