Tag Archives: Quebec

Free medicines for rich kids is actually a fair and efficient policy Free medicines for rich kids is actually a fair and efficient policy
By Marc-André Gagnon
Navigating the health and social system a challenging part of caregiving Navigating the health and social system a challenging part of caregiving
By Amélie Quesnel-Vallée and Miles Taylor
The-never-ending-saga-of-medical-user-fees-in-Quebec L’interminable saga des frais médicaux accessoires au Québec
Par Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
The-never-ending-saga-of-medical-user-fees-in-Quebec The never-ending saga of medical user fees in Quebec
By Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
How proposed user fees for health services in Quebec threaten the Canadian health system How proposed user fees for health services in Quebec threaten the Canadian health system
By Danielle Martin and Ryan Meili

With a federal campaign in full force grabbing the majority of the headlines, a significant threat to Canada’s most treasured national program is going largely unnoticed.

Quebec’s outdated drug coverage policies should not be a model for the rest of Canada Quebec’s outdated drug coverage policies should not be a model for the rest of Canada
By Marc-André Gagnon

When you look at the numbers, it really is surprising that all public employees in Quebec are required to enrol in costly private coverage given that administration costs account for 1.7 percent for Quebec’s public plan, yet 18 percent for private insurers.

Quebec’s outdated drug coverage policies should not be a model for the rest of Canada Quebec’s outdated drug coverage policies should not be a model for the rest of Canada
By Marc-André Gagnon

The current patchwork of public and private plans across the country means that Canadians are covered for their prescription drugs based on where they live or work, rather than on their medical needs.

Quebec’s-outdated-drug-coverage-policies-should-not-be-a-model-for-the-rest-of-Canada Quebec’s outdated drug coverage policies should not be a model for the rest of Canada
By Marc-André Gagnon

In spite of very high expenditures for drug coverage, one in 10 Canadians cannot afford to fill their prescriptions. The current patchwork of public and private plans across the country means that Canadians are covered for their prescription drugs based on where they live or work, rather than on their medical needs.

Comment baisser le coût des médicaments au Québec?
Par Marc-André Gagnon

Pour soigner une laryngite, mon fils s’est fait prescrire un antibiotique. Le prix du produit est normalement 11,85$, auquel il faut ajouter les honoraires professionnels du pharmacien. Mon régime privé d’assurance-médicaments couvre 80% de mes dépenses et je m’attendais donc à payer 4,40$ en coassurance. J’ai toutefois dû payer 47,89$. Bienvenue dans le monde surréaliste de l’assurance-médicaments du Québec!

Quebec’s proposed health reform ignores best evidence
By Paul Lamarche, Réjean Hébert and François Béland

Bill 10 has as its objective to improve the access and the quality of health and social services in the province of Quebec while diminishing bureaucracy and increasing efficiency. As professors in the Department of Health administration in the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal we seriously question the ability of this reform to achieve this.


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