The plight of a Saint John man who will die unless he receives a $10,000 per month cancer drug called Avastin–but is not covered by Medicare or his private insurance–is drawing ire from provincial NDP leader Dominic Cardy.
Cardy tells CHSJ News Mr Jean Phillipe’s case proves a broader point: things need to change to bring New Brunswick’s health plan up to speed with the rest of Canada. Currently, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are the only provinces without catastrophic drug coverage.
Cardy says the Health Ministry has not answered calls from his party and has told journalists they won’t respond to NDP-issued news releases.
