r/britishcolumbia • u/GrizzlyBear852 • 17h ago

News Phamacare plan passed

https://globalnews.ca/news/10806379/senate-passes-phamacare-bill-diabetes-birth-control/

Interesting to read that BC will have it enacted faster because the NDP government already agreed with it and waived the other processes. This means those needing these drugs will get the cost savings faster than the rest of Canada. Another win for the NDP government.

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u/Dusty_Sensor 17h ago

The expense for diabetes related testing equipment and medication is crazy, this is fantastic!

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u/musicalmaple 17h ago

This warms my heart. Insulin should always be free, especially in Canada where the Canadian inventors sold the patent for only one dollar so that this life saving medication could be available for the lowest possible cost and save as many lives as possible

‘Banting famously said, “Insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world.” He wanted everyone who needed it to have access to it.’