Ontario government to expand OHIP+ to seniors
4,400 prescription drugs will no longer require deductibles
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READ: 5 things your pharmacist isn’t telling youWynne says the program will cost $575 million a year when it is fully operational in 2020-21. Drugs covered in the program include medications for cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and asthma. The Liberal government announced in a throne speech Monday that it will fund a series of new programs — including the expanded pharmacare program — in the provincial budget set to be tabled on March 28. Last year, the province created its OHIP+ pharmacare program that provides free prescription drugs to people 24 years old and under.
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