migraines – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 02 May 2024 20:20:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 54% of benefits plan members currently live with at least one chronic condition: survey https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-wellness/54-of-benefits-plan-members-currently-live-with-at-least-one-chronic-condition-survey/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=143610 More than half (54 per cent) of Canadian benefits plan members currently live with at least one diagnosed chronic health condition, according to the 2023 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. It found the top current diagnoses were a mental-health condition such as depression or anxiety (18 per cent), high cholesterol (12 per cent), arthritis (12 per […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-29/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 13:00:46 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135592 An article on how British Columbia’s incoming pay transparency legislation could impact employers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. How B.C.’s pay transparency legislation could impact employers 2. Report finds new diabetes, migraine treatments could impact private drug plans in 2023 3. CPPIB […]

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]]> Report finds new diabetes, migraine treatments could impact private drug plans in 2023 https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/report-finds-new-diabetes-migraine-treatments-could-impact-private-drug-plans-in-2023/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=135419 A new diabetes treatment is expected to have the largest impact on private drug plans in 2023, according to a new report by Telus Health. The report, which analyzed more than 100 drug submissions currently under review by Health Canada, found Mounjaro, a new diabetes drug expected to become available in the first half of […]

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]]> Private drug plan spend increased 4.3% in 2021: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/private-drug-plan-spend-increased-4-3-in-2021-report/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119196 While the overall private drug plan spend per member increased by 4.3 per cent in 2021, fewer plan members submitted claims and the per-claimant cost grew, according to Express Scripts Canada’s latest prescription drug trends report. Specifically, the percentage of plan members that made a claim decreased by 0.3 per cent last year while spend […]

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]]> Supporting employees with education, access to effective migraine medications https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/supporting-employees-with-access-to-effective-migraine-medications/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:59:24 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=116947 A migraine attack is much more severe than a headache because it comes with a lot of other symptoms, according to Dr. Elizabeth Leroux, a neurologist, president of the Canadian Headache Society and chair of Migraine Canada, speaking during a session supported by Abbvie at Benefits Canada‘s Chronic Disease at Work event in February. Migraine, […]

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]]> 2021 Mental Health Summit: Migraine and mental health — a workplace perfect storm https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/2021-mental-health-summit-migraine-and-mental-health-a-workplace-perfect-storm/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:45:18 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=112639 With about one in eight individuals struggling with migraine, there’s a significant overlap between migraine and mental health, according to Dr. Rob Tanguay, psychiatrist and president of the Pain Society of Alberta, during Benefits Canada‘s 2021 Mental Health Summit. People living with migraine have a two- to four-times increased risk of having a depressive disorder compared […]

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]]> Webinar coverage: How employers can support employees with migraine https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/webinar-coverage-how-employers-can-support-employees-with-migraine/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=111556 Migraine affects 12 to 15 per cent of Canadians, said Dr. Elizabeth Leroux, a Montreal-based neurologist, president of the Canadian Headache Society and chair of Migraine Canada, during a webinar hosted by Benefits Canada and sponsored by Lundbeck Canada Inc. in October. According to the World Health Organization, a severe migraine attack is as disabling […]

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]]> Stigma, coverage barriers preventing proper treatment of migraine https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/stigma-coverage-barriers-preventing-proper-treatment-of-migraine/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/stigma-coverage-barriers-preventing-proper-treatment-of-migraine/#respond Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:48:11 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/stigma-coverage-barriers-preventing-proper-treatment-of-migraine/ While 2.7 million Canadians suffer from migraine, the condition can be subdivided based on its frequency, said Dr. Esma Dilli, neurologist and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia, during Benefits Canada’s 2019 Vancouver Mental Health Summit on Dec. 12. Episodic migraine is defined by less than 15 headache days a month, whereas […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/stigma-coverage-barriers-preventing-proper-treatment-of-migraine/feed/ 0 The comorbidity link between migraine and mental health https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/the-comorbidity-link-between-migraine-and-mental-health/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/the-comorbidity-link-between-migraine-and-mental-health/#respond Fri, 03 Jan 2020 04:42:12 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-comorbidity-link-between-migraine-and-mental-health/ A migraine sufferer herself, Dr. Rose Giammarco, founder and director of Hamilton Headache Clinic, told the audience at Benefits Canada‘s 2019 Mental Health Summit that migraine can be very disabling and cause tremendous burden of disease. “Clinically, these patients come in with severe headaches, throbbing pain that can last hours or days, sometimes weeks at […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/the-comorbidity-link-between-migraine-and-mental-health/feed/ 0 New drug therapies for common conditions could impact private plan sustainability https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/drug-benefits-management-strategies-essential-for-private-plan-sustainability/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/drug-benefits-management-strategies-essential-for-private-plan-sustainability/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2019 04:50:26 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/drug-benefits-management-strategies-essential-for-private-plan-sustainability/ While medical advancements and drug therapy innovations have been life-changing for patients and plan members, they also come with increasing costs, said Victoria Shaw, drug benefits manager at Alberta Blue Cross, speaking at Benefits Canada’s 2019 Calgary Drug Trends Summit on Oct. 24. Between 2011 to 2017, the number of high-cost drugs doubled. From 2016 to 2017, in […]

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