Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Diagnostic Tests

Prescription Drug Coverage Dept: As a country, we provide universal access to medically necessary hospital care, diagnostic tests and physician services based solely on need. It s a point of national pride. But Canadian medicare as it is affectionately known ends as soon as a patient is given a prescription to fill, according to The Star. The patchwork of drug coverage in Canada has consequences that cost us all and when Prime Minister Stephen Harper, along with the health and immigration ministers, tried to justify cutting refugee health coverage in Canada, they argued it was about fairness. Providing prescription drug coverage to refugees was unfair, they claimed, because other Canadians do not have such coverage. They were at least partially right. Provincial drug plans cover only limited populations, such as seniors or social assistance recipients, or limited costs such as costs exceeding catastrophic deductibles . Private drug insurance is a perk not easily obtained by Canadians who are retired, self-employed or employees of small companies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.