expenditures – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 23 May 2024 20:01:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Highest-cost drugs reimbursed by Canadian public plans in 2021/22 were rare disease treatments: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/highest-cost-drugs-reimbursed-by-canadian-public-plans-in-2021-22-were-rare-disease-treatments-report/ Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=149971 The 10 highest-cost drugs reimbursed by public drug plans in Canada in the 2021/22 fiscal year were all rare disease treatments with annual treatment costs of more than $250,000, according to a new report by the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. It found the increased use of high-cost drugs continued to be the main factor […]

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]]> Half of plan members say coverage of certain benefits limits their ability to seek treatment: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/half-of-plan-members-say-coverage-of-certain-benefits-limits-their-ability-to-seek-treatment-survey/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143907 Half (51 per cent) of plan members say the coverage levels of at least one of their health benefits limit their ability to seek necessary treatment, jumping to 84 per cent among those with a major injury in the past 12 months, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found this percentage increased […]

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]]> Ménard Releases new report on the state of the Canada Pension Plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/menard-releases-new-report-on-the-state-of-canada-pension-plan/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/db-investments/menard-releases-new-report-on-the-state-of-canada-pension-plan/#respond Thu, 03 May 2018 08:26:37 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/menard-releases-new-report-on-the-state-of-canada-pension-plan/ Latest CPP additions to cost $900 million by 2050, says Canada's chief actuary.

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