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Private drug plan costs climb as specialty, weight-loss drugs reshape Canadian benefits

by Todd Humber
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A small fraction of private drug plan users drove more than a third of all prescription drug spending in Canada last year, according to new data from TELUS Health. The company's 2026 Drug Data Trends and National Benchmarks Report, released at the TELUS Health Annual Conference, found that just 2.1 ...

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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