Year: 2013

January 23, 2013
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
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New generic drug initiative to save taxpayers millions in Saskatchewan Province of Canada

      Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall along with PEI Premier Robert Ghiz announced that provinces are moving forward on achieving better value for generic drugs.   In partnership with other Canadian premiers, price setting will be used for six … Continue reading →

January 23, 2013
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
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Bulk-buying drug plan nets savings in Canada

https://www.leaderpost.com/health/Wall+leads+premiers+moving+forward+price+setting+generic/7839626/story.html REGINA — Nine Canadian provinces and all of the territories are moving forward on bulk buying for six generic drugs that Saskatchewan’s government says will mean an estimated annual saving of close to $10 million for the province. “Today … Continue reading →

January 23, 2013
by Advanced Atlantic Consortium
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SURGERY WAIT TIMES STATS SHOW GRADUAL GAINS in Canada

https://gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=82bd0d50-101c-4aec-acda-168894c3367b After an earlier stall in progress, November showed the second consecutive month of modest gains toward the goal of providing all surgeries within six months by April 2013. Statistics for November 30, 2012 show that there were 299 fewer … Continue reading →