CMAJ Podcasts

Universal pharmacare in Canada would cost government little or nothing extra


Listen Later

Dr. Matthew Stanbrook, deputy editor for CMAJ, interviews Dr. Danielle Martin, family physician and VP of Medical Affairs and Health System Solutions at Women's College Hospital in Toronto. Dr. Martin and colleagues say that implementing universal public coverage of prescription drugs in Canada would be estimated to reduce total spending by $7.2 billion while increasing government costs by only $1.0 billion. This economic modeling study shows that universal public drug coverage could be implemented without substantially increasing government spending. Full article: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/03/16/cmaj.141564.full.pdf+htmlTo request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected]

Comments or questions? Text us.

Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.

You can find Blair and Mojola on X @BlairBigham and @Drmojolaomole

X (in English): @CMAJ
X (en français): @JAMC
Facebook
Instagram: @CMAJ.ca

The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

CMAJ PodcastsBy Canadian Medical Association Journal

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

3 ratings


More shows like CMAJ Podcasts

View all
EMCrit FOAM Feed by Scott D. Weingart, MD FCCM

EMCrit FOAM Feed

1,874 Listeners

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast by American Academy of Family Physicians

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

708 Listeners

JAMA Clinical Reviews by JAMA Network

JAMA Clinical Reviews

507 Listeners

White Coat, Black Art by CBC

White Coat, Black Art

115 Listeners

EM Clerkship by Zack Olson, MD ; Mike Estephan, MD ; Maddie Watts, MD

EM Clerkship

809 Listeners

Mayo Clinic Talks by Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic Talks

298 Listeners

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine by Pri-Med

Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine

267 Listeners

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast by The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

3,379 Listeners

Emergency Medical Minute by Emergency Medical Minute

Emergency Medical Minute

274 Listeners

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast by Core IM Team

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

1,141 Listeners

Annals On Call Podcast by American College of Physicians

Annals On Call Podcast

194 Listeners

The Clinical Problem Solvers by The Clinical Problem Solvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

520 Listeners

Harrison's PodClass: Internal Medicine Cases and Board Prep by AccessMedicine

Harrison's PodClass: Internal Medicine Cases and Board Prep

367 Listeners

The Dose by CBC

The Dose

92 Listeners

Critical Care Time by Critical Care Time Podcast

Critical Care Time

274 Listeners