Ont health minister says proposal to cut drug costs not a &#39;bribe&#39; ...
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman denied Saturday that the province is trying to bribe doctors into cutting prescription drug costs to the poor and elderly, saying the proposal is meant to curb the over-prescription of medication to
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SACRAMENTO  As an alternative to importing low-cost drugs from Canada, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s administration is calling for a sweeping new program to offer drug discounts to uninsured, low-income California residents.
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Canadian Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh on Tuesday said that national authorities would continue a &quot;crackdown&quot; against online pharmacies that sell prescription drugs to US residents, but provincial officials appeared &quot;to adopt a softer line&quot; with the
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Thailand is still talking to three  major drug firms about cutting the price of certain cancer  drugs but might make the medicines itself if it does not  receive adequate discounts, a top health official said on  Tuesday.
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TORONTO -- The government is moving ahead with its revised proposal to Ontario&#39;s doctors because the latest changes address concerns raised by doctors who earlier rejected the deal, Health Minister George Smitherman said Monday.
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Two top administration officials Wednesday rebutted claims that costs could be lowered if President Bush would allow drug importation and permit the government to negotiate with drugmakers on behalf of senior citizens.
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A deal between the government and the pharmaceutical industry to cut branded drug prices by an overall 7% will save the NHS in Scotland Â£49m a year, the Scottish Executive said yesterday.
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OTTAWA -- A federal pharmacare program would save the Ontario government $3.7 billion annually, freeing up money the province spends on drugs so it can invest in a plan to shorten hospital waiting times, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday.
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OTTAWA - Some Liberals are complaining that last week&#39;s federal-provincial health agreement may have been a bit too generous. Last week, Prime Minister Paul Martin and the first ministers signed a $41-billion 10-year agreement on health.
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The Government has stopped short of endorsing two of the main recommendations of the Shipman Inquiry to restrict doctors&#39; access to controlled drugs.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Just because he's federal health minister, doesn't mean he's healthy.
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There is no sugar-coating the fact that the decision by Ontario doctors to reject a deal that would forever change the way they practise medicine is a major blow to the province&#39;s plan to transform the health-care system.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers and territorial leaders released a health funding counter-proposal Tuesday, saying Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s offer of $24.
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BOSTON -- Canada&#39;s health minister said Wednesday that his country &quot;cannot be the drug store of the United States&quot; - a warning that comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa&#39;s latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada&#39;s health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.
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The federal government has no intention of imposing a health-reform plan on the provinces if there&#39;s an impasse in upcoming first ministers&#39; negotiations, says Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh.
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FREDERICTON - Premier Bernard Lord says he may be willing to give up on a national prescription drug program to get more money for health care from Ottawa.