Insurance

The Progressive Conservatives promised shortly after the August 2021 election that they would cut the backlog to 12,000 people within 18 months—by February 2023.

The premiers met virtually Monday, nearly a week after Ottawa offered more than $46 billion to provinces and territories to augment the Canada Health Transfer.

The deal amounts to an additional $46 billion from Ottawa over a decade, as long as the provinces meet some conditions.

U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly said in the opinion that drug companies had failed to prove that a federal rule allowing states to import medicines would create a “concrete risk of harm” for them.

The government is also providing funding for 40 new undergraduate physician-training seats.

Shawn Bugden, the current chair of the Canadian Pharmacists Association, sets out the association’s roadmap for the year ahead.

Currently, there are no data on how 15 of the most-prevalent cancers in Canada affect Black communities.

Tapering is associated with more emergency department visits and hospitalizations, fewer primary care visits and reduced medication adherence.