Healthcare campaigners in New Brunswick are pushing the province to join the federal government’s national pharmacare plan, which would provide free coverage for contraceptives and diabetes medications.
Last month the NB Health Coalition, a campaign group supported by healthcare worker unions, community groups, and individual experts, submitted an open letter to the Legislative Assembly signed by 44 organizations calling on the province to finalize negotiations with the federal government on joining the plan. They followed that with a second letter to Premier Susan Holt and health minister John Dornan on Oct. 2 urging them to “act in the best interest of all New Brunswickers.” Read more in The Courier.