Health committee  You know that doctors have no training about how the pharmacare programs in their provinces work. They don't receive any training regarding the coverage that exists in their provinces.

Health committee  Yes, exactly. I find that it is not the hybrid model that is problematic, but what it includes. I feel that we must have a model under which everyone is covered and can take advantage of pharmacare. In my opinion, it is all very well to have a public insurer and private insurers

Health committee  Can I add something, just to complete the answer? I am in favour of establishing a formulary to inform doctors about good prescription practices, as I stated before a parliamentary committee in Quebec that was studying the implementation of Bill 81. However, that must not preven

Health committee  Since Quebec joined the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, there have not necessarily been more negotiations that have driven the price of generic medications down. We have followed the schedule of negotiations as planned. However, since Quebec joined, more product listing agr

Health committee  I am in favour of the option proposed. However, we also have to see if it is feasible to base it on the notion of transferability. If residents of another province come into our province, what will they have access to? Do they have the same access as in their home province? I th

Health committee  I might add a little something. I have just started a project to evaluate the transparency of the private insurance market. The study is not yet complete, but we are realizing that, compared to other western countries, the private insurance market in Canada is the least regulate

Health committee  No.

Health committee  Could I add something? I'd just relate it to something. We established the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance, representing the first ministers of each province and now the federal government. The alliance's function is primarily to negotiate the price of generic medications.

Health committee  Actually, I have said that I am in favour of the federal government intervening in order to facilitate access to medications for all. My impression is that, for the intervention to be legitimate constitutionally, it has to be done pursuant to the Canada Health Act. Now, that act

Health committee  Good morning. My name is Mélanie Bourassa Forcier and I am a professor in the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke, where I direct the master’s programs in health law and policy. I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to come and give my impressions on the