Manulife, Loblaw reach deal on specialty drugs. Why some experts are concerned - National | Globalnews.ca
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The new arrangement, details of which were shared with plan holders earlier this month, affects around 260 medications under the insurance company's Specialty Drug Care program.

(note, Title copied from Global’s Twitter post on the article, which more clearly explains the concern, unlike the Headline).

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
    211·
    11 months ago

    I have been intimately educated and brought up to speed on c/ADHD about how, in the US, you’re further limited to “in-network” pharmacies. Fuck this shit, regulators better shut this the fuck down. We are not becoming like the US any further as it relates to this stuff.

    Anyone else with Manulife and seen this shit before?

    • prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca
      6·
      11 months ago

      Anyone else with Manulife and seen this shit before?

      Not exactly the same, but under some of their plans, they cover 80% of the price, but at some specific partner pharmacies, they will cover 90 or 100% instead.

      For my plan, the partner pharmacies are Costco and an online one. Not sure if it changes between companies/plans, or if those were just their current partners for everyone insured with them.

      • Numpty@lemmy.ca
        2·
        11 months ago

        I’ve got this with my Canada Life coverage. I can get prescriptions at any pharmacy at 80%, but if I go to Costco pharmacy it’s 90% covered.