2026-04-10 from canadianaffairs.news
The issue of pharmacare in Canada has been debated for decades.
Canada is the only high-income country with universal health-care coverage that does not have a program for universal drug coverage.
In Canada, drugs dispensed during a hospital stay are covered. But outside of hospitals, individuals must pay out of pocket, or rely on workplace or non-universal provincial drug plans.
In this fourth article in our health-care series, we explore what Canada can learn from Australia’s universal pharmacare model, known as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Australia ranks at the top of the Commonwealth Fund’s ranking of 10 leading health-care systems.
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