Canadians and Americans get different drug information online: UBC study
Canadians and Americans are getting vastly different search results when they look up prescription drug information online, says a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia. Residents...
View ArticleOne in ten Canadians cannot afford prescription drugs: UBC study
One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. The...
View ArticlePrivate premiums add up to largest out-of-pocket health expense for Canadians
Private insurance premiums are Canadians’ single largest out-of-pocket health expense, averaging $1,200 a year per affected household, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia....
View ArticleUBC experts for B.C. election
From politics to pipelines, UBC experts are available to comment on the upcoming 2013 B.C. election campaign. POLITICS Max Cameron UBC Dept. of Political Science Centre for the Study of Democratic...
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Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts
A new study found that Canadians paid $6.8 billion more in premiums than they received in benefits in 2011. Photo: David Barcroft, iStock. Spending by Canadians on private health insurance has more...
View ArticleCanadians giving up food, heat to pay for prescription drugs: UBC study
More than 900,000 Canadians reduced their spending on basic necessities like food and heat to pay for prescription drugs in 2016, according to new research by a team from the University of British...
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Many Canadians borrowing money to pay for prescription drugs
An estimated 731,000 Canadians have to borrow money in order to pay for drugs prescribed by their physician, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. The study, published...
View ArticleMedication dominates Canadian health-care spending
Several media outlets published articles about a study by Michael Law, a UBC professor who holds the Canada Research Chair in Access to Medicine, on spending on prescription and over-the-counter drugs,...
View ArticleOntario government fines Costco $7 million after illegal kickbacks
The Canadian Press spoke to Michael Law, Canada Research Chair in Access to Medicines at UBC, about generic drug prices in Canada in a report on fines incurred by Costco for illegal kickbacks. Articles...
View ArticleIn Florida, drug re-importation from Canada finds new champions, old snags
Salon quoted Michael Law, a pharmaceutical policy expert and professor at UBC’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, in an article about Florida importing prescription drugs from Canada.
View ArticleFederal budget 2019
UBC academic Michael Law was quoted in a Globe and Mail story on the proposed new drug agency as part of the federal budget. “I think there’s a lot to be said for having the agency that reviews the...
View ArticleFederal budget’s new housing affordability policy getting mostly positive...
CBC spoke to Paul Kershaw, a policy professor at UBC and founder of Generation Squeeze, about the federal budget. Kershaw said that aspects of it are a step in the right direction. In the same article,...
View ArticleDrug discount cards could actually cost patients more
New research published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reveals that brand-name drug discount cards are leading to higher health care spending in Canada—increased costs that...
View ArticleUBC experts on B.C. Supreme Court ruling against legalizing private health care
The B.C. Supreme Court ruled against legalizing private health care today following a landmark trial that lasted three-and-a-half years and involved more than 100 witnesses. UBC experts are available...
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