The province’s health minister says they are still waiting on Ottawa to resume talks for participation in the national Pharmacare program.
Lela Evans says a program was negotiated with a handful of other provinces and territories as a pilot, but the door was closed on talks with Newfoundland and Labrador.
Evans says that remains the case today, noting that there has been no indication from the federal government as to when talks could resume.
While government remains hopeful and is open to negotiations, Evans says they are “still talking about talking,” and ultimately the province doesn’t have access to the program.
