The first rule of multivariable modelling club is you do not call it multivariate modelling club.

Breaking News: Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. The second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, she had powerful opinions that made her a cultural icon. She was 87. nyti.ms/3iJlbnj

Congrats, Louise! @LAH100_

Today a #pharmacare bill is being debated in our parliament. I care for people who have trouble affording life saving treatments for high blood pressure and diabetes, including insulin that was discovered 100 years ago

xkcd: Linguists (I plead guilty). xkcd.com/2390/

For too long our country has prioritized corporate profits, tax cuts for the rich and military spending over investing in the American people. That is what I will fight to change as Senate Budget Committee Chairman.

In 2015 as a Liberal, & again in 2019 as an Independent, I campaigned on national Pharmacare for all. Today, as MP for #VanGran, I will vote yes. The Govt should support PMB C-213—let’s work thru any policy issues, amend and deliver to Canadians what has been promised together.

Voting for GSS executives starts March 1. I’ll be running for Vice President University and Academic Affairs to advocate for the rights and interests of graduate students at #UBC

UBC/AMS Students: Just realized that our maximums to claim counselling on our health plans have been increased from $500 to $1000! Take advantage of your AMS' coverage and look after yourself!

Happy days! Honoured to receive the support of CIHR for my MSc UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research. Thank you Mike Law @MarkTheHarrison #biosimilars

PSA: this link helped me start the process of activating my CGS-M at UBC grad.ubc.ca/scholarships-a…

The cost of prescription medicine should not be what stands in the way of Canadians health and wellness. Today, in partnership with the PEI gov, we announce the first agreement to accelerate national universal pharmacare! For more on this great news, visit canada.ca/en/health-cana…

Our newest paper led by the awesome alison mcclean in CMAJ Our original working title was "Failure to Launch" which is a great way coined by Mike Law to describe Canada's experience with #biosimilars so far. UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

People living in 🇨🇦 still face barriers with equitable access to prescription drugs even when insured. Our Advisory Panel’s report outlines non-binding recommendations for Health Canada and PHAC on a potential pan-Canadian formulary. Read it here: cadth.info/3yq483L

New paper in ACR_Journals from alison mcclean Fiona Clement Mina T. Mike Law finds that mandatory switching policies were much more effective than new starting policies for increasing the use of biosimilar medications: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36752358/

'Starting April 1, B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to make prescription contraception free...' 'It includes oral hormone pills, contraceptive injections, intrauterine hormonal devices, subdermal implants, & Plan B...' #bcpoli cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

🧫 Anticancer #biosimilar use is rising but significant potential savings remain unrealized if formulary designs within fee-for-service Medicare Part B prioritize similarly effective but lower cost biosimilars ➡️ brnw.ch/21wCyqb alison mcclean Christine Lu

A new publication led by former @HealthPolicy_DPM fellow alison mcclean w/ Department of Population Medicine's #AnitaWagner & Christine Lu suggests that, while #biosimilar use is on the rise, the cost savings in #Medicare Part B remain unrealized. Read more in JCO Oncology Practice: buff.ly/3EJfamX

Potential cost savings in #Medicare Part B remain unrealized. Why, and possible solutions, in this new paper led by former Division of Health Policy and Insurance Research fellow alison mcclean w/Department of Population Medicine's #AnitaWagner, and Christine Lu:

With the plan for National Pharmacare slated to be introduced by March 1, please join us for the UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research conference, PharmaWhere?, on March 5. The early-bird deadline is 2 weeks away! Details and registration at chspr.ubc.ca/conference/ #pharmacare