seniors pharmacare

Unintended negative consequences
The province will halt planned premium increases to the Seniors' Pharmacare program and plans a full consultation with seniors across the province.

"Seniors told us these changes were too much, too soon - our actions had unintended consequences," said Premier Stephen McNeil in  a news release Thursday . "We have listened.

Seniors in our province, who have worked hard all their lives to save for retirement, deserve to be treated fairly when it comes to their health care costs.

Unfortunately, a little over two weeks ago, Health Minister Leo Glavine stepped up to a podium and misled Nova Scotians about changes he was making to the Seniors’ Pharmacare program.

Hidden in the fine print was the fact that starting April 1, seniors in this province will pay $10 million more to access their prescription drug plans, while the Liberal government will pay $10 million less.

Glavine's actions “highlight the level of deceit": MacDonald

HEALTH & WELLNESS MINISTER LEO GLAVINE
“In opposition the Liberals pretended to care about seniors, but now we know it was all a sham to get elected.”