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Test strips now covered for people with diabetes who use insulin
Tackling diabetes in BC
New Drugs and financial Coverage
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REALITY CHECK: Canadians with Diabetes Speak Out
Jamie has lived with type 2 diabetes since 1995. He works full-time earning less than $30,000 a year. Besides the diabetes medications that are covered by BC Pharmacare, Jamie’s doctors have also prescribed two insulins that are not covered by the provincial plan. Jamie needs to pay $185 each month out of his own pocket.
Manitoba Pharmacare Program
In April 2004, Health Minister David Chomiak announced a plan for Manitoba’s Pharmacare Program, Pharmacare: A Program for Today and Tomorrow. In a news release issued by the Province of Manitoba, new strategies were identified in the plan to contain rising drug costs.