Trudeau’s health minister accused of delaying drug pricing reforms
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According to a report in The Breach, Duclos and associate assistant health deputy minister Eric Bélair drafted letters to the Patented Medicines Price Review Board (PMPRB) last year asking the body to suspend consultations on proposed pricing guidelines.
“PMPRB is an independent organization. It is not subjected and will never be subjected to political interference,” said Duclos, who claims they asked for his view as federal health minister.
“I invited them to…