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Majority of Canadians do not take their medication as prescribed

Depending on the conditions for which they are being treated, up to 70 per cent of Canadian patients are not taking thei…

HEALTH | April 30 2019 11:30AM
Twenty per cent of claimants drive nearly 80 per cent of drug plan costs

Group plan members with high-cost chronic conditions drive almost 80 per cent of plan costs with an average annual drug …

HEALTH | May 18 2018 11:30AM
High cost prescription drugs put plan sustainability at risk, says new study

The cost of specialty prescription drugs to treat conditions like cancer and hepatitis has doubled over the past decade,…

HEALTH | May 03 2017 11:30AM
Empire Life to make drug specialty program a standard feature in group plans

Empire Life has announced that its drug specialty program, part of the Empire Life Actively Managed Drug Solutions portf…

HEALTH | March 02 2017 01:30PM
Empire launches managed drug solutions program

Empire Life announced the launch of an actively-managed drug solutions program to help employers manage the costs of the…

HEALTH | April 07 2016 11:34AM
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Mega-claimants putting plans in peril

The growing influx of costly drugs plus the proliferation of large claimants is threatening the survival of group insura…

HEALTH | December 07 2015 07:00AM
Blogging Benefits

Express Scripts announced the launch of its Raising Health blog on Oct. 14, and plans to use it to offer Canadians ideas…

HEALTH | October 16 2015 09:38AM