Canadians cut food and heating to afford prescription drugs, report finds

  • Nearly one million Canadians sacrificed groceries and heating
  • The only developed country with no universal drug plan

Nearly one million Canadians sacrificed food and heating last year in order to afford prescription drugs, according to a new report.

Despite having a universal health care system, Canada remains the only developed country in the world with no universal drug plan. It also has the second-highest drug prices in the industrialized world.

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