KURTENBACH: Health Care and Prescription drugs

[Oscar]

Health Care and Prescription drugs

September 7, 2015

To the Editor,

Most developed countries have doctor-prescribed drugs included in their public health care programs.

Canada is the exception. According to the University of British Columbia [UBC], Canada has the worst prescription drug system in the world,

It is estimated that 1 in 10 Canadians cannot afford to buy the drugs that have been prescribed for them. This could result in being confined to a hospital. And, of course, most of us do know that even one day in a hospital is a far greater cost than the price of the average prescription.

It is estimated by the UBC that if prescription drugs were included in our national health care program, there are a number of changes that could result in an overall saving of about $7 billion dollars annually.

There is a way and a responsibility for all Canadian voters to promote placing prescription drugs into our national health care program.

There will be a federal election held in Canada on October 19 of this year. It is the responsibility of every Canadian who votes, and even those who do not vote, to pressure those we send to our House of Commons to implement the incorporation of doctor-prescribed drugs into our national health care program.

Leo Kurtenbach,
Saskatoon
Phone: 306 652 5129