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Dollarama to accelerate new store openings in Canada, boosts dividend theglobeandmail.com/business…
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Tara Deschamps@tara_deschamps17 Jan 2025
Hudson's Bay says it has laid off 41 staff as it revamps the retailer's structure. thecanadianpressnews.ca/busi…
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André Picard@picardonhealth31 Dec 2024
Access to medication is increasingly being dictated by preferred pharmacy networks, by @channay @susinsky @OHaraClare theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globeandmail #cdnhealth

Access to medication is increasingly being dictated by preferred pharmacy networks

Major insurers say the deals are essential to controlling costs, but critics say they may be driving up costs and unfairly steering patients to health care providers that are not convenient for them

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An algorithm was supposed to fix Canada’s #FoodSafety system. Instead, it missed a deadly #listeria outbreak. Grant Robertson and I investigated what went wrong. ⁦@globeandmail⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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André Picard@picardonhealth11 Dec 2024
#Librela, the ‘miracle drug’ some dog🐕owners regret using for their arthritic pets. Q+A w/ @susinsky by @menakarw on #TheDecibel podcast. 🎙️ theglobeandmail.com/business… theglobeandmail.com/podcasts… via @globeandmail

Pet owners report extreme alleged side effects from ‘miracle drug’ Librela for arthritic dogs

The Globe and Mail spoke with eight people whose pet’s health declined after taking Librela. Drugmaker Zoetis has responded to owners’ concerns by saying the drug has been rigorously tested and is...

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Robyn Doolittle@robyndoolittle29 Nov 2024
THIS IS NOT A DRILL: Black Friday sale for a @globeandmail subscription. COMES WITH A TOTE BAG 😱😱😱 subscriptions.theglobeandmai…
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André Picard@picardonhealth23 Oct 2024
Health care providers press Ontario to limit restrictive insurer-pharmacy deals, by @channay @susinsky @OHaraClare theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Health care providers press Ontario to limit restrictive insurer-pharmacy deals

Advocates say preferred pharmacy networks impede patient choice, with some groups calling on the province to follow Quebec’s lead and ban the practice

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André Picard@picardonhealth2 Oct 2024
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André Picard@picardonhealth5 Sep 2024
.@RexallDrugstore’s U.S. owner @McKesson sells pharmacy chain to Canadian private equity firm Birch Hill. Deal includes brick-and-mortar pharmacies as well as the Well.ca e-commerce site, by @susinsky @willis_andrew theglobeandmail.com/business… ia @globebusiness
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André Picard@picardonhealth24 Aug 2024
Ontario government seeks input on whether to regulate deals between insurers and pharmacies, by @OHaraClare @susinsky theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Ontario government seeks input on whether to regulate deals between insurers and pharmacies

On Friday, the province announced a 60-day public comment period asking insurance companies, pharmacy operators, consumers and employers to weigh in on the role of preferred pharmacy networks in the...

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André Picard@picardonhealth17 Jul 2024
.@ShopprsDrugMart strikes partnership with blood testing startup @TruvianSciences, by @susinsky theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Shoppers Drug Mart strikes partnership with blood testing startup Truvian Health

San Diego-based startup needs to secure Health Canada approval for its devices in order for Canada’s largest drugstore chain, which has expanded the health services it provides, to consider offering...

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁@CanHealthwatch6 Jun 2024
Ontario College of Pharmacists director under pressure to step down over Shoppers Drug Mart lawsuit theglobeandmail.com/business… @channay @OHaraClare @susinsky CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 The most important health news, in one place.
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Clare O'Hara@OHaraClare26 Mar 2024
The latest on preferred provider networks as @channay @susinsky and I continue to report on exclusive deals between insurers and large pharmacies. Yesterday, the Ontario College of Pharmacists voiced serious concerns about these deals/via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business…

Ontario College of Pharmacists seeks restrictions on exclusive deals with insurers

The college’s board voted to draft a position statement critical of preferred pharmacy networks after being briefed on pharmacists’ concerns

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Auto insurers face pushback over preferential deals with health care providers theglobeandmail.com/business…

Auto insurers face pushback over preferential deals with health care providers

Health care professionals say preferred provider networks direct more business to large chains and can create conflicts of interest over contract terms that could unfairly dictate patient treatment

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André Picard@picardonhealth28 Feb 2024
Exclusive deals between insurance companies and pharmacies are meant to address rising prices, but mean less competition and consumer choice. Q+A w/ @susinsky @OHaraClare on #TheDecibel podcast🎙️ theglobeandmail.com/podcasts… theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globeandmail @menakarw

The rise in exclusive deals between insurers and pharmacies

Insurance giants like Manulife and Sun Life offer versions of PPN plans

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André Picard@picardonhealth17 Feb 2024
Insurance companies trying to manage rising costs of prescription drugs by turning increasingly to a tactic that is drawing public scrutiny: exclusive deals with pharmacies and drug suppliers, by @channay @susinsky @OHaraClare theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Exclusive deals between insurance companies and pharmacies becoming more prevalent in Canada

Patient groups warn that preferred pharmacy networks can limit access to drugs

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Clare O'Hara@OHaraClare5 Feb 2024
Manulife backtracks plan to give Loblaws exclusive right to fill prescriptions for some drug plan members /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/business…

Manulife backtracks plan to give Loblaws exclusive right to fill prescriptions for some drug plan...

Canada’s largest insurer announced on Monday that plan members who need medications will be able to fill their prescriptions at any pharmacy

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André Picard@picardonhealth15 Jan 2024
Why Rexall’s American owner wants to sell the pharmacy chain — and might unload it at a loss, by @timkiladze @susinsky theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Why Rexall’s American owner wants to sell the pharmacy chain — and might unload it at a loss

The drug company’s vision never panned out, which means it overpaid. Running drug stores just isn’t in its DNA. And now it’s a very tough operating environment, both for pharmacies and for retail

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André Picard@picardonhealth12 Jan 2024
.@RexallDrugstore put up for sale by American owner. McKesson, a distribution giant in the pharma industry, struggled with chain’s profit margins after $2.9-billion acquisition in 2016, by @timkiladze @JamesonBerkow @susinsky theglobeandmail.com/business… via @globebusiness

Rexall pharmacy chain put up for sale as American owner rethinks Canadian footprint, sources say

McKesson, a distribution giant in the pharmaceutical industry, struggled with Rexall’s profit margins early in its ownership despite making a major splash with its $2.9-billion acquisition in 2016

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