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Canadian Pharmacare: An Update from Ottawa
In this episode, Todd Stephen and Graham Young join Carolyne Eagan to discuss the updates from Ottawa on Pharmacare Topics Covered: Update from Ottawa on a proposed single-payer system The challenge to offer consistent coverage across the country Gaps between proposed...
Navigating Pharmacare Across Canada
Listen to the Benefits Alliance Voice on: Spotify | Apple iTunes | Google | Radio Public | iHeart Radio Episode 008: In this episode of the Benefits Alliance Voice, Carolyne Eagan and Rob Green talk with Suzanne Lepage. Today on the Benefits Alliance Voice: Benefits...
Canada Dental Benefit Programs – What You Need to Know
Download a useful summary of the Canada Dental Benefit Programs that helps summarize what you need to know about: Who is eligible for coverage under either the Canada Dental Benefit or the Canadian Dental Care Plan What coverage is provided for your eligible employees...
Canada’s Two Dental Programs: Get the Facts
The federal government has formally begun the process of creating the Canadian Dental Care Program (CDCP) by 2025; however, it’s not to be confused with the Canada Dental Benefit (CDB) that took effect on December 1, 2022. “We have an interim measure right now for...
Updates on dental care, pharmacare, and drugs for rare diseases
What’s the latest on universal coverage for drugs and dental care in Canada? Three months have passed since the Liberal minority government and the New Democratic Party (NDP) announced their confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022. Action on Pharmacare and a...
National Employee Benefits Day
Each year in April, National Employee Benefits Day recognizes those who contribute to employees receiving great benefits packages as part of their employment. We are fortunate to work with hundreds of advisors across Canada who facilitate many of those benefits...
BA Spotlight: Mike Macoun
We've spent time this year featuring our members from across the country and as we're heading into our Fall Conference, this week we're doing something different. Benefits Alliance President, Mike Macoun is this week's spotlight! Where is the Benefits Alliance...
Sobering truths about alcohol use
Addiction could be an unintended consequence for employees who have turned to alcohol to help them de-stress during the COVID-19 pandemic—which can lead to reduced productivity and increased costs for health benefits, including disability. Fortunately, new resources...
Profile: a plan for LGBTQ2S+ staff
September 2021 - When Colin Druhan went looking for a new benefits plan in the summer of 2019, he had three specific objectives. The executive director at Pride at Work Canada, which advocates for LGBTQ2S+ employment and consults with employers to create safer, more...
Biosimilar switching helps plans and people
September 2021 - Biosimilar drugs can help save money for both patients and drug plans. Supporting people through a switch from an original drug to a biosimilar one can help them see success with their new treatment. Many provincial drug plans have set up biosimilar...
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