Cecile Cassista, Executive Director of the Coalition for Seniors, says that there are other options out there.
She says they're urging government to work with pharmaceutical companies, and seniors, to find different solutions. Seniors in the province are often over-medicated, says Cassista.
The coalition presented its series of recommendations to health minister Madeline Dube when the changes were first announced earlier this month.The Alward Government has proposed doubling yearly prescriptions costs for seniors from $250 to $500 per year.
According to the health minister, the change will save the province $3 million per year.
