Health committee  Absolutely.

Health committee  Is that addressed to me?

Health committee  I would also like to provide that response in written format.

Health committee  Could you please repeat the question?

Health committee  As I stated in my presentation, B.C. is one province that we've pointed to as moving from a seniors-focused age-based coverage for pharmacare into one that is income-based. Often what happens with this is that our CARP members may not then benefit from specific senior-focused acc

Health committee  Absolutely. I feel this may also address a lot of the questions surrounding whether or not prescriptions would get out of control if we did have a national pharmacare program. I think to answer that you need to look beyond pharmacare itself. I think the answer may lie in receivin

Health committee  Our community is very vocal about a lot of these changes. We usually support what our CARP members are calling for action on. Unfortunately, I cannot comment on particular issues in Nova Scotia and Ontario. This for me is day seven of working in CARP, but I do come from a long hi

Health committee  Yes, and our current members will stand behind that trend. We are seeing a decline in private coverage for seniors by their employers. The special thing about CARP members is that they're not only a group with self-interest; their concerns don't stop at senior citizens. They wor

Health committee  That's a good question. I think what really is necessary is a partnership with the provinces, and not only with the provinces. There also needs to be dialogue with patients, with patient representative groups, and with the medical community as well. I think that type of advisory

Health committee  Your point is a very good one, and this is the fear that a lot of CARP members have. We don't want to reach minimum standards in terms of national pharmacare. We stand strongly behind patient choice and a variety of medications. I'd like to highlight one of the examples I broug

Health committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. First, thank you for the opportunity to appear as a witness on this important discussion. I am Natasha Mistry, director of stakeholder relations and community development at CARP. CARP is a non-profit organization committed to en