Singh: Pharmacare deal to help affordability, bring down inflation
BNN Bloomberg
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the phramacare deal his party reached with the Liberals will help Canadians afford their prescriptions and bring down inflation at the same time.
On Friday, the NDP said it reached a deal with the Liberals for the first piece of pharmacare legislation, which includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication.
Under the legislation, Canadians would have access to full coverage for birth control, including IUDs and emergency contraception, and coverage for all insulin drugs for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
“We said very clearly that we wanted to make sure people could get some hope when it comes to the cost of medication,” Singh told BNN Bloomberg in a television interview on Friday. “One in four Canadians can’t afford to take the medication they need. They skip their pills or they stretch out the medication or they just don't fill the prescription at all.”
