Alberta Health Minister says province wants ability to opt out of pharmacare plan

Regarding the federal government's pharmacare plan, Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Health for Alberta, says the province already has its own government programs that cover prescription medications.Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the province wants the ability to opt out of a national pharmacare plan that is expected to be tabled in Parliament this week, and instead receive a per-capita share of the plan’s funding to enhance its own programs.

The pharmacare program is expected to initially cover the costs of diabetes and birth control medications. Its precise workings will be spelled out in legislation, which Mr. Singh has said will be tabled later this week. The NDP Leader has made a March 1 deadline a condition of his party’s continued participation in its deal with the Liberals.

The office of Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said in a statement that the Quebec government has repeatedly said it has exclusive jurisdiction over the province’s health care. The statement said Quebec will demand withdrawal with full compensation if the federal government moves forward with its drug insurance project.

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