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Vancouver Votes to Support Application That Would Create Safe Drug 'Compassion Clubs' Opens in a new window)
Vancouver City Council has voted to support a federal application that would allow a "compassion club" model and provide tested drugs in the city. -
Winnipeg Family Urges Province to Cover the Cost of New Cystic Fibrosis Drug Opens in a new window)
'We might need to make a move if Manitoba can't make a decision quickly,' says mom of boy with cystic fibrosis.Comments
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‘Postcode Lottery’: Where You Live Determines Your Chances of Surviving Cancer, Inquiry Hears Opens in a new window)
Cancer outcomes in Australia are among the best in the world, except for those in rural and remote areas.Comments
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Yukon Mother Calling on Territory to Cover 'Miracle' Cystic Fibrosis Drug Opens in a new window)
'I need their help to help me save my child's life'.Comments
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People Share Their Stories: The Human Cost of High Prescription Drug Prices Opens in a new window)
Why AARP keeps fighting to get your medication expenses under control.Comments
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Unsustainable Drug Pricing Patient Testimonial
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Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Advocates Push Manitoba to Fund New ‘Miracle’ Drug Opens in a new window)
The list price for Trikafta in the U.S. is $310,000, meaning paying to fund the drug for one patient in Canada could be more than $400,000 a year.Comments
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Man Denied Cystic Fibrosis Drug by One Insurer Has it Approved by Another Opens in a new window)
Man previously denied new cystic fibrosis drug by Canada Life approved by different insurance company.Comments
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Pioneering Gene Therapy Freed Her of Sickle Cell. Is a Cure at Hand? Opens in a new window)
Such treatments are extraordinarily promising and costly. Will the Biden administration commit to spending that could speed clinical trial results?Comments
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Dying in the Name of Vaccine Freedom
Alexander Stockton, a producer on the Opinion Video team, explores two of the main reasons the number of Covid cases is soaring once again in the United States: vaccine hesitancy and refusal.Comments
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Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by Covid Shot Opens in a new window)
The options are slim for people who suffer rare life-altering injuries after a covid shot — a problem whose significance has grown as states and the federal government increasingly ponder vaccination mandates.Comments
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CMS Scraps ‘Most Favored Nation’ Rule To Lower Medicare Part B Drug Costs Opens in a new window)
US Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services doesn’t tip its hand on what, if anything, might replace the rule but says it is exploring ways to lower spending on Medicare Part B drugs.Comments
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