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Canada 's pharmacare bill has officially become a reality after it officially passed through the Senate Thursday and received royal assent.
The pharmacare legislation includes universal access to contraception and diabetes medications, with the goal to expand the number of covered medications in the future.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces and territories to begin negotiating pharmacare deals as soon as possible.
Holland has said this is the first step in its plan to establish a universal pharmacare system across Canada .
The PBO estimates cost savings on drug expenditures of $1.4 billion in 2024-25 , with that figure increasing to $2.2 billion by 2027-28 .
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