high-cost drugs – Benefits Canada.com https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Award finalists discuss mental health, enhanced communications amid pandemic https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/award-finalists-discuss-mental-health-enhanced-communications-amid-pandemic/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=110551 More than 19 months into the coronavirus pandemic, employers are focusing on enhanced mental-health offerings and streamlined communications for their benefits and pension plans. During a virtual roundtable on Oct. 14, the 2021 Workplace Benefits Awards finalists discussed the changes brought about by the pandemic and how they’ve adapted their benefits and pensions offerings, while looking […]

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]]> How Rolls Royce Canada is reducing drug plan costs while maintaining benefits offering https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/how-rolls-royce-canada-is-reducing-drug-plan-costs-while-maintaining-benefits-offering/ Fri, 15 Oct 2021 12:58:34 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=109159 As innovative medicines become more widely covered in workplace drug plans, employers are tasked with finding new ways to control costs while ensuring members receive the best value. “Obviously, this is good because such offers provide more treatments for employees and their families that can help get them back to the workplace sooner rather than […]

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]]> Possible national pharmacare program has pros, cons for employers: experts https://uat-cumulus.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/possible-national-pharmacare-program-has-pros-cons-for-employers-experts/ Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=105876 Discussion around implementing a national universal pharmacare strategy is growing louder ahead of next month’s federal election. In its 2019 budget, the federal government said it would work with partners to move forward on a national pharmacare program, including the creation of a new national drug agency and formulary, as well as a national strategy for […]

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