COVID-19 and our public health responses to the pandemic may have far-reaching
implications for cardiovascular (CV) risk, affecting the general population and not only …

Background Canadians have long been proud of their universal health insurance system,
which publicly funds the cost of physician visits and hospitalizations at the point of care …

Food insecurity predicts poorer health, yet how it relates to health care use and costs in
Canada remains understudied. Linking data from the Canadian Community Health Survey …

Chronic pain has been on the rise in recent decades in Canada. Accordingly, the use of
prescription opioids (PO) in Canada increased drastically between 2005 and 2014, only …

Background Cost-related nonadherence to medications (CRNA) is common in many
countries and thought to be associated with adverse outcomes. The characteristics of CRNA …

Background Frailty is an expression of vulnerability and decline of physical, mental, and
social activities, more commonly found in older adults. It is also closely related to the …

Purpose The evidence is emerging that prescription medications are the topmost drivers of
increasing health care costs in Canada. The financial burden of medications may lead …

Background: Food insecurity, defined as inadequate access to food owing to financial
constraints, has been associated with poor disease management. Because cost-related …

Objective To provide the initial installment of a living guideline that will provide up-to-date
guidance on the pharmacological management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in …

International literature suggests that co-payment increases are associated with decreased
medicine use, although the effects depend on context. We examined the impact of a co …