Athana Mentzelopoulos claims individuals high in government interfered in overpriced health deals for private surgical companies and medical suppliers while she was head of Alberta Health Services.
For many Ontario pharmacist owners, especially those serving the province’s most vulnerable patients, the title of ‘independent pharmacist’ is a bit of fiction.
Never forget that this protracted process is also because the current government doesn’t really have the capacity to understand the complexity of the healthcare system (and the complexity of how physicians get paid).
The C.D. Howe Institute report is the result of a policy workshop held in August, which included people representing the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry and government, along with academics and former public servants.
Pharmacists are well-positioned to offer effective and environmentally friendly solutions, whether by reducing, recycling or reusing pill dispensers, writes pharmacist Marc Parent.
The review had been initiated from a proposal from then-chair James Morrison last year, who said the board was facing an increase in ‘behaviours indicative of board discord and a breakdown of trust.’
