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2013

May 2013

  • The Health Innovation Collaborative fuels change
  • Community Giving Program: Canuck Place Children's Hospice
  • WHAT'S UP... Update on lower generic drug prices in Alberta

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April 2013

  • The GSC 2012 Drug Study
  • Community Giving Program: The Missing Children’s Network  
  • WHAT’S UP ...Alberta budget includes lower generic drug prices

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March 2013

  • Drug compounding is alive and well
  • Community Giving Program: Volunteer Dental Outreach for Haliburton County  
  • WHAT’S UP...Provincial and territorial dental fee guide updates

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February 2013

  • Sinking your teeth into dental coverage decisions?
  • WHAT’S UP ...Provinces to buy drugs in bulk, Update on OxyContin, and more
  • Community Giving Program: Open for applications from February 1 to March 15

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January 2013

  • The evidence regarding “evidence-based”… the verdict is still out
  • Community Giving Program: Discovering abilities through nature—that’s the “Power To Be”
  • WHAT’S UP ... Generic price reductions in British Columbia, Dangerous citrus fruit interactions

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2012

December 2012

  • Today, more than ever, employee communications top your “must-do” list
  • Community Giving Program: Critical support for coping with a rare disease
  • WHAT’S UP ... Federal government won’t interfere with generic OxyContin review process

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November 2012

  • The Canadian and U.S. health care systems—are we trying to compare apples to oranges?
  • Community Giving Program: Many stresses experienced by Canadian Forces families   
  • WHAT’S UP...News from Ontario, Manitoba, PEI, and Newfoundland and Labrador

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October 2012

  • Just how many tiers in a tiered formulary you ask?
  • Community Giving Program: When a child is hungry, it’s hard to learn    
  • WHAT’S UP...News from Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

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September 2012

  • WARNING: Not taking medication as prescribed puts plan members at serious risk
  • Community Giving Program: Everyone matters at Mary Berglund Community Health Centre
  • WHAT’S UP...News from Saskatchewan and Newfoundland & Labrador

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August 2012

  • In-depth reporting is like show and tell... Reporting should not only show your data, but also tell you what it means
  • Community Giving Program: Hospice Toronto’s “Creating Caring Communities”
  • WHAT’S UP...The evolution continues: From drug-focused pharmacy services to broader health-focused pharmacy services

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July 2012

  • Don't let biologics be the fall guy...
  • WHAT'S UP...Manitoba amends Retail Sales Tax decision
  • Community Giving Program: Hunt Club/ Riverside Community Centre
  • Advocacy in action: A long-term care wake-up call for all Canadians

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June 2012

  • 2011 GSC Drug Trends Study is out... Same old, same old? Yes...and No
  • What’s up... Lots to smile about at GSC’s Plan Member Online Services
  • Community Giving Program: Scouts Canada
  • Legislative Updates

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May 2012

  • Move forward by taking A STAND
  • What’s New
  • Community Giving Program: South Okanagan Simikameen Brain Injury Society

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April 2012

  • Industry drug pooling agreement a starting point...but not the ultimate solution
  • WHAT'S NEW....
  • Community Giving Program: The Advocating Against Abuse Program

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March 2012

  • Being a couch potato is bad for your health. But what about a 'desk potato'?
  • GSC NEWS
  • Community Giving Program

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February 2012

  • What exactly is a PPN?
  • GSC NEWS
  • What's new across the country
  • Community Giving Program

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January 2012

  • ​What’s old is new again
  • What’s New? Taxes, taxes, taxes
  • The hepatitis C virus: A case of Where’s Waldo?
  • Community Giving Program

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Past Editions

2011

December 2011

  • Introducing the new GSC
  • Ready, set, click - check out greenshield.ca today!
  • Another innovation allows pharmacists to improve patient care and safety
  • Community Giving Program - Focus on Kids Help Phone

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November 2011

  • Is it health care or is it travel?
  • Myth: medical and dental tourism is for people without coverage…
  • British Columbians receive support to kick the habit
  • GSC’s Community Giving Program - Memory Fit Program
  • New and Events

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October 2011

  • Non-compliance is more often the rule than the exception…
  • Improving compliance is in everyone’s best interest…
  • More on butting out
  • Community Giving Program – Canadian National Institute for the Blind
  • News and Events

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September 2011

  • Data provides the breath of fresh air your plan needs
  • What’s going on out there these days? Surprise – the answer is drugs!
  • Community Giving Program
  • News and Events

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July/August 2011

  • More from the Drug Trends Study
  • Today’s trends and the future of health care delivery
  • Community Giving Program
  • News and Events

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June 2011

  • More from the Drug Trends Study 2010
  • Healthy eating habits may be easier than you think
  • Summer is in the air with hot happenings across Canada…
  • News and Events

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May 2011

  • Year-over-year highlights
  • Drug cost impact for Canada
  • Community Giving Program
  • What’s New
  • Upcoming Events

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April 2011

  • Arthritis at work
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Gum Disease
  • Data fuels change…
  • Focus on legislation

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March 2011

  • The report on vitamin D and calcium
  • New Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI’s)…
  • Provincial drug reform check up
  • Community Giving Program

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February 2011

  • E-health goes mobile
  • M-health brings health care to you
  • From health providers to plan members, m-health is contagious…
  • News and Events

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January 2011

  • Recognizing the need to turn the tide of dementia
  • Alzheimer’s disease – Know the signs…
  • Exercise our bodies – and our minds
  • 2011: the year to take notice and take action

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2010

December 2010

  • Weighing in on the prevalence of obesity…
  • Prevent obesity-related health issues through broadening traditional approaches
  • Plan Sponsor 2011 New Year’s Resolutions…
  • 2011 Industry Best Kept Secrets

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November 2010

  • The drug reform bottom line
  • Alternative delivery options – but who pays?
  • Theory in practice – Smoking Cessation Program
  • The future of “who does what” is being rewritten
  • GSC Social Surplus Program

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October 2010

  • Technological innovation continues to touch us: an interview with Dr. Zieba
  • Time to give your dentist a checkup!
  • More changes, different province British Columbia moves toward lowering generic drug prices
  • Events

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September 2010

  • There’s no wonder Apple’s slogan is “there’s an app for that”…
  • Googling “Health Apps” = 64,000,000 results
  • The apps avalanche extends into the health care provider market
  • The GSC Foundation Social Surplus Program
  • Changes at the Régie de l’assurance-maladie du Québec

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August 2010

  • Plantar-Fasci what?
  • Don’t be a victim of fashion... The price tag of poorly fitting footwear is just too high
  • Expanded role for pharmacists in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • GSC continues to lead the way with new leadership – from familiar faces

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July 2010

  • There’s pain, and then there’s Pain
  • Narcotic pain medication misuse and abuse is one the rise
  • Pain relief for pain reliever misuse and abuse
  • Sherry Peister, a Canadian first

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June 2010

  • A closer look at allergies
  • Allergic Retinitis
  • Demystifying Natural Health Products
  • Ontario Drug Reform Update – Professional Allowances
  • NHPs and your GSC Drug Plan

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May 2010

  • Highlights of the proposed Ontario regulation amendments
  • Impact on plan sponsors
  • Alberta Drug Reform Update
  • Cuban travel requirements
  • New Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia

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April 2010

  • Alberta Pharmaceutical Strategy Phase 2 takes effect April 1, 2010
  • Saskatchewan next to expand role of pharmacists
  • Provincial dental fees increases
  • In the chair with Dr. Zieba
  • Exciting introductions at GSC

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March 2010

  • Majority of employees – the walking dead?
  • Zombies need not apply – there is no getting away with less sleep
  • Administrative policy providers peace of mind
  • GSC provider e-claims service turns five

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February 2010

  • Defining Added Value: What is the ‘value’ in ‘added value’
  • Changing our perspective on change
  • Drugs over the internet: Buyers Beware
  • In the Chair with Dr. Zieba – Dental Implants Defined

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