Ottawa Names Experts to Advise on Creation of National Pharmacare Program

Ottawa Names Experts to Advise on Creation of National Pharmacare Program
Retail medications are displayed on shelves at a pharmacy in Deerfield, Ill., on July 25, 2024. The Canadian Press/AP-Nam Y. Huh
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The federal government has tapped a panel of five experts to craft the path toward a universal pharmacare program.

Dr. Nav Persaud, the Canada Research Chair in health justice, will chair a committee that includes a variety of health-care professionals who are tasked with advising the government on the next steps of the program.