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New drug pricing rules on Canada Day will end years of damaging uncertainty for industry and patients

Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
The changes add several lower-priced countries to the basket of those to which Canada’s prices must be compared to determine the maximum permissible price, while removing the U.S. and Switzerland from the mix to lower the price ceiling. Unsplash photograph by Laurynas Mereckas
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | June 30, 2022
The changes add several lower-priced countries to the basket of those to which Canada’s prices must be compared to determine the maximum permissible price, while removing the U.S. and Switzerland from the mix to lower the price ceiling. Unsplash photograph by Laurynas Mereckas
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | July 8, 2021
Periods of crisis create opportunities to re-evaluate policies, adapt practices, and consider new approaches. COVID-19 has shown us we can be very nimble when necessary, including by compressing processes into weeks or days what would normally have taken months or years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | July 8, 2021
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | July 8, 2021
Periods of crisis create opportunities to re-evaluate policies, adapt practices, and consider new approaches. COVID-19 has shown us we can be very nimble when necessary, including by compressing processes into weeks or days what would normally have taken months or years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | December 15, 2017
The prime minister and his health minister, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured speaking to reporters Dec. 5 in the House foyer after Question Period, ought to reconsider their recent stance on drug pricing, writes Life Sciences Ontario chief Jason Field. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | December 15, 2017
Opinion | BY JASON FIELD | December 15, 2017
The prime minister and his health minister, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, pictured speaking to reporters Dec. 5 in the House foyer after Question Period, ought to reconsider their recent stance on drug pricing, writes Life Sciences Ontario chief Jason Field. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade