Huffington Post Blog – March 15, 2018
For some health care pundits, the prospect of a national prescription drug plan may have long seemed like a pipe dream — too ambitious, complex and far-reaching to ever become a reality.
The federal government’s recent creation of what it called an “Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare” has made this prospect more realistic than ever, despite Finance Minister Bill Morneau pouring cold water on the widespread enthusiasm that followed.
While it is undoubtedly true that national pharmacare won’t come easy, how can we ever expect to turn big ideas into reality without a healthy dose of boldness and, yes, a pair of those rose-coloured glasses?