The federal Liberal government and the NDP have come to an agreement on pharmacare, clearing the way for the two parties to continue operating under the confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped keep the government in power over the last two years.

  • n2burns@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Families earning $100K+ don’t need immediate relief on drug costs, not the least of which because they likely already have private coverage from their employment.

    Diabetes is a condition that can even bankrupt people making $100K+ who think they have good medical insurance. Many diabetics reach their employer/pension medical insurance’s lifetime maximum and have to pay all costs out of pocket, which can be thousands of dollars a month.

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      10 months ago

      Fair; I should have qualified the wet “most”.

      I think the point stands, though; rolling it all out at once likely isn’t possible, so they should start with lower income families.