cystic fibrosis – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Sounding Board: How employers can better support employees with rare diseases https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/sounding-board-how-employers-can-better-support-employees-with-rare-diseases/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129425 Imagine that a few pills a day could transform an employee’s life — that they could get back to work, perform better, have fewer sick days, be more present and avoid continuously deteriorating health. Now, what if this life-changing medicine is for a rare disease that isn’t covered under the employee’s benefits plan because of […]

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]]> Total drug costs, claimants up in 2021: report https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/total-drug-costs-claimants-up-in-2021-report/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=127274 Total drug costs grew to $2 billion in 2021, rising steadily from $1.4 billion in 2017, according to Green Shield Canada’s annual drug trends report. The report, which is based on claims reported by Green Shield Canada, found the number of claimants also increased from 1.9 million to 2.1 million over the same period. While […]

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