Health &
Dental Related Articles
PUBLIC OPEN TO PRIVATE HEALTH
A poll
conducted for the Liberal government has found a large
majority of Canadians are willing to consider allowing user
fees and privately provided services in the health care
system.
CONSUMERS PAY PRICE
Cheaper, generic copies of prescription drugs take up to four years on average
to get government approval because of red tape and federal provincial overlaps
that cost taxpayers millions of dollars a week, a new study says. The Health
Canada branch that checks the safety and effectiveness of no name medicine is
seriously under funded, often lingering over applications for years after the
brand name patent has expired, said the study, carried out by Queen's
University researchers for the generic drug industry.
GENERIC PROZAC CHEERS UP DRUG MOGUL
Barry
Sherman knows a weak patent when he sees one. Since the
early 1970's when he launched Toronto based drug maker Apotex Inc., Mr. Sherman has waged a running legal battle
with many of the world's pharmaceutical giants, winning
the right for Apotex to sell its own versions of dozens
of brand name medicines, often at a fraction of the
cost to consumers of the original pill.
BENEFIT FACTS - PAY THE DENTIST WITH PRE - TAX DOLLARS
Is there major dental work in your future, or orthodontics?
FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD
The
following information is a true story of a hospital abusing
the system.
REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY FEES FOR HEALTH PRACTIONERS
1999 and
2000 listing of fees
ONTARIO DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Adopts changes to the
suggested fee guide.
REVENTING AND MANAGING FRAUD
As insurance
providers, plan sponsors and plan members take strides to
control the costs of their health and dental coverage.
CELEBREX
Sales in
the United States indicate that the demand for Celebrex is
mirroring the demand for Viagra.
1999 PRESCRIPTION DRUG DATA
Let's try to get some control
on this while you can!
MANAGED DRUG CARE
Managed Drug Care - specifically
target prescription drug coverage and share more of
the cost with the employees.
National survey
provides insight into plan members’ attitudes about
their benefits;
Source:; The
Canadian Consumer Survey on Healthcare 1999; Canadians and
their Group Healthcare Benefits, Hoechst Marion Rousse
