 April 2012 | | April 2012 This edition of GroupNews discusses: • Provincial Budgets: Implications for Plan Sponsors • Manitoba’s 2012/13 PharmaCare deductible rates • Federal: Ways and Means Motion and Legislation Implementing 2012 Budget Measures Introduced • Manitoba: 2012 Budget Highlights • Newfoundland and Labrador: Update on An Act to Amend the Pharmaceuticals Act (Government Bill 12) • Nova Scotia: 2012-2013 Budget Highlights • Prince Edward Island: 2012 Budget Highlights • Drug News • British Columbia to Cover Foldable Cataract Lenses
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 March 2012 | | March 2012 This edition of GroupNews discusses: • 2012 Federal Budget • 2012 Ontario Budget • 2012-2013 Saskatchewan Budget • Newfoundland and Labrador: An Act to Amend the Pharmaceuticals Act (Bill 12) • Drug News • Quebec: 2012-2013 Budget Promises New “Growing Old at Home” Policy
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 February 2012 | | February 2012 This edition of GroupNews discusses: • Further Update on CPP Contributions for Self-Insured Disability Plans • Drummond Report Recommends Changes to ODB and Other Aspects of Ontario’s Health Care System • Alberta: Province Expands Role for Pharmacists and Establishes Remote Pharmacy Access Grant • New Brunswick: Government Consultation on Prescription Drug Coverage for Uninsured Residents • Nova Scotia: Province to Offer Free Drug Coverage for Palliative Home Care Patients • Drug News • Target Announces Canadian Locations to Include Pharmacies • Update on British Columbia’s Smoking Cessation Program
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 January 2012 | | January 2012 This edition of GroupNews discusses: • Update on CPP Contributions for Employer-funded Disability Plans • 2012 Increases to Provincial Dental Fee Guides • 2012 Increase in British Columbia Medical Services Plan (MSP) Premiums • New Brunswick Announces Changes to Prescription Drug Program for Seniors • Ontario to Provide Support to Some Residents who Want to Quit Smoking • Province Wins Appeal in Case Involving Private Label Generic Drugs • Statistics Canada Releases Study on Cancer Prevalence Trends • Drug News • Newfoundland Establishes Workers’ Compensation Review Committee • High Prescription Drug Costs Influence whether Patients Adhere to their Treatment
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