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https://policyoptions.irpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Canadians-need-better-access-to-medicines-Figure-1.png553431Canada lags behind most other OECD countries when it comes to public reimbursement of prescription drugs and medicines. That’s partly because most other leading industrialized countries approach public drug plans differently than Canada, resulting in far broader access for their residents. We have found this to be the case in each of our annual surveys […]