He was a familliar face in the battle to get catastrophic drug coverage for this province and he has lost his fight against cancer. John Phillipe passed away Wednesday.
He brought national attention to the need for this province to start covering these medications.
Premier David Alward points out one aspect of this coverage is the same across the country.
He says every drug is not included in castrophic drug coverage, it’s based on what the long-term results are of a particular medication.
Alward expressed his condolences to the Phillipe family.
