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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: poll | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] Poutinetown@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

He said it was “shocking” that the polling found one in 10 Canadians with chronic conditions have ended up in the emergency room due to worsening health because they were unable to afford a prescription.

I imagine this costs way more than what would have cost not to skip the prescriptions (through pharmacare) That's almost 50% of the Canadians skipping prescriptions.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't know why healthcare is only healthcare when it's an emergency, and everything else is a luxury. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say.

There's also a lot of issues which won't land you in the hospital but will severely decrease your quality of life or limit your ability to work, which is a needless burden on people.

[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Emergency healthcare is there ONLY to make sure you get back to work and paying taxes rather than dying. Non-emergency healthcare consumes taxes while you pay the same amount.