Colombie

The Effect of Evidence-Based Drug Coverage Policies on Pharmaceutical R&D: A Case Study from British Columbia Effet, sur la R&D pharmaceutique, des politiques d’assurance-médicaments fondées sur des preuves : une étude de cas de la Colombie-Britannique

Background: To manage public expenditures in the mid-1990s, British Columbia implemented evidence-based drug coverage policies, including " reference pricing. " Industry lobbied against the province' s policy, arguing that reference pricing harms patients and that it is inconsistent with federal and provincial legislation. Researchers and the courts have studied and rejected industry' s claims....

Income-Based Drug Coverage in British Columbia: The Impact on the Distribution of Financial Burden Un régime d’assurance-médicaments fondé sur le revenu en Colombie-Britannique : Incidence sur la répartition du fardeau financier

Background and Objectives: In May 2003, the government of British Columbia adopted an income-based pharmacare program, replacing the previous age-based program. Stated policy goals included improving the distribution of pharmaceutical payments across incomes. This analysis assesses the policy’s effect on the distribution across incomes of both private payments and public subsidy for prescriptio...

Income-Based Drug Coverage in British Columbia: The Impact on Private and Public Expenditures Un régime d’assurance-médicaments fondé sur le revenu en Colombie-Britannique : Incidence sur les dépenses privées et publiques

Background and Objectives: In May 2003, the government of British Columbia adopted income-based pharmacare, replacing an age-based program. Stated policy goals included the reduction and reallocation of government spending. It was also hoped that income-based deductibles would increase consumer price sensitivity in decision-making. This analysis measured policy impacts on private and public exp...

New genus of minute Berothidae (Neuroptera) from Early Eocene amber of British Columbia

Microberotha macculloughi gen. nov. and sp. nov. from Early Eocene Okanagan Highlands amber of Hat Creek, British Columbia, Canada, is described. This new genus and species represents one of the smallest members of the family Berothidae and the first occurrence of the family in the New World Tertiary. The systematic position of the genus Microberotha within the family is rather unclear, but the...

Healthcare Use of Families of Injured Workers Before and After a Workplace Injury in British Columbia, Canada Le recours aux soins de santé par les familles de travailleurs blessés avant et après un accident du travail, en Colombie-Britannique, Canada