All posts by: Cameron Institute

20 Myths About Drug Benefit Programs

Dr. John Bachynsky, Patient Advocate for The Cameron Institute, outlines his twenty drug benefit program myths. Drug Benefit Program Myths

Review of Pan-Canadian Health Organizations

In the fall of 2018, Health Canada commissioned a review of the Pan-Canadian Health Organizations. The submission posted below represents the view of the Executive Director of The Cameron Institute and not those of the Board or The Institute. Dr. Taylor purports that with the exception of the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in its collection and dissemination

Canadians Suffering Unnecessarily

Many Canadians are suffering unnecessarily from debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and colitis due to a lack of access to ground breaking treatments developed on their doorstep. The article which follows was first published in the October 10, 2017 edition of the Cambridge Times and reports that hundreds of thousands of Canadians are forced

Relief from Crohn’s Disease Symptoms from Biologics

This article, first published in the October 5, 2017 edition of Stoney Creek News, illustrates the effectiveness of biologic therapy in treating and alleviating symptoms associated with Crohn’s and colitis. This biologic treatment can be cost prohibitive to those whose drug plan does not cover the cost of the therapy.   ‘When is this going to stop’