Patients treated for mental illness face more barriers to drug approval and access, study finds

A pharmacy worker counts pills for a prescription in Montreal, Thursday, March 11, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz/FILE)

OTTAWA – A new study finds that patients treated for mental illness in Canada are waiting far too long to get drug approval and face inequitable access across the country. The Mood Disorders Society of Canada’s study, System Broken, finds that Canadians who rely on public drug plans are at a particular disadvantage. As we …

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Providers face barriers to expanding palliative care

Providers face barriers to expanding palliative care

Progress in increasing access to quality palliative care has been hampered by barriers in policy, payment, and common misperceptions among patients and providers. Hospice providers can help patients and families at different points in their health care journey, but the fragmentation of the nation’s health care system has led to widespread access problems, according to …

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