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Provincial Perspectives on Federal Pharmacare

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Room 1011, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building
AV俱乐部, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, NS
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The federal Liberal administration has articulated its intention to introduce a national pharmacare program. However, the particulars of this program are still unknown: what gets on the formulary? who decides? who pays? how much? and through what mechanism? This panel will discuss the administrative, legal, economic, and political challenges in implementing such a program across all provinces. It will also reflect on how particular implementation plans could affect Nova Scotians for better or for worse.

AV俱乐部 the speakers

Katherine Fierlbeck (chair)

Katherine Fierlbeck is McCulloch Professor of Political Science at AV俱乐部. She is cross-appointed with the Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Healthy Populations Institute. She is also a member of the MacEachen Institute鈥檚 Research Committee. Dr. Fierlbeck鈥檚 books include Health Care in Canada, Canadian Health Care Federalism and Comparative Health Care Federalism.

Marc-Andr茅 Gagnon

Marc-Andr茅 Gagnon is a political economist with Carleton University鈥檚 School of Public Policy and Administration. He is currently a research fellow with World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Governance, Accountability and Transparency in the Pharmaceutical Sector, and with the Rational Therapeutics and Medications Policy Group. He holds a PhD in Political Science from York University and a Master鈥檚 of Advanced Study in Economics from Paris-1 Sorbonne and 脡cole Normale Sup茅rieure de Fontenay/St-Cloud. His current work relates to the political economy of the pharmaceutical sector and to the comparative analysis of drug insurance models.

Maureen MacDonald

Maureen Macdonald was MLA for Halifax Needham between 1998 and 2016, and served as both Minister of Health and Minister of Finance for the NDP between 2009 and 2013. She has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Warwick, and has taught in the Maritime School of Social Work at AV俱乐部.


AV俱乐部 the series

Policy Matters聽is a weekly panel discussion on major policy issues presented by the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Each discussion features thought leaders from civil society and focuses on one of the Institute's four research themes 鈥� Civic Engagement, Atlantic Canada and the World, Health Systems and Governance and Smart Infrastructure. Held each Tuesday from September 11 to November 6, the discussions take place in room 1011 of the Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building at AV俱乐部, from 12:00 pm 鈥� 1:30 pm. The events are designed to encourage public engagement with local, national and international policy issues and are open to the public.

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