The Liberal Party of Canada’s Proposal for Nationwide Universal Pharmacare: Informing the Path Forward Via International Comparison

dc.contributor.advisorRaphael, Dennis
dc.contributor.advisorChaufan, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorWadhawa, Sapna
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-06T22:43:59Z
dc.date.available2022-07-06T22:43:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-12
dc.descriptionMajor Research Paper (Master's), Health, Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy and Management, York University
dc.description.abstractIn 2019, the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) tabled the most recent proposal (Hoskins Report) for nationwide Pharmacare. It made sixty recommendations on how to achieve universal drug coverage in Canada. Since the 1943 draft proposal for public health insurance, several periodic proposals for nationwide Pharmacare have been put forward at the federal level. A narrative review of these proposals established nationwide Pharmacare is once againon the table federally. To inform the path forward, this study compared the Canadian approach to prescription drug coverage with that of the United Kingdom (UK). Canada and the UK were compared in three clusters: (a) the levels and sources of expenditures on prescription drugs; (b) the levels and distribution of pharmaceutical insurance associated with prescription drug spending; and (c) the health outcomes “produced.” Recommendations were then provided for implementation of nationwide Pharmacare. I argue that a rapidapproach is needed by the federal governmentto implement the service. The steps taken towardsa Pharmacare inclusive Medicare systemmust be fast-tracked. This type of system is observed to be the norm in high income countries. Several findings indicated poor trends in health system performance and production of health inequalities under the current system for prescription drug coverage. The Hoskins Report concretely places Pharmacare on the political agenda, creating a window of opportunity for the federal government to employ a rapidapproach.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/39522
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsThe copyright for the paper content remains with the author.
dc.subjectPrescription drug coverageen_US
dc.subjectPharmacareen_US
dc.subjectA prescription for Canada: Achieving Pharamcare for Allen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.titleThe Liberal Party of Canada’s Proposal for Nationwide Universal Pharmacare: Informing the Path Forward Via International Comparisonen_US
dc.typeResearch Paper

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