Who's the fairest of them all? Which provincial pharmacare model would best protect Canadians against catastrophic drug costs?

Abstract

Public prescription drug plans vary markedly across Canada. To address perceived inequities in coverage across provinces, the February 2003 First Ministers' Accord on Health Care Renewal committed to ensuring that all Canadians have reasonable access to catastrophic drug coverage. A national standard for "reasonable" catastrophic coverage has yet to be formally defined.