UCP accused of planning higher prescription drug costs after leaked cabinet document

UCP accused of planning higher prescription drug costs after leaked cabinet document

CALGARY — Alberta’s Opposition is accusing Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government of secretly planning to increase prescription drug costs for seniors and other Albertans. The NDP released leaked cabinet documents Thursday that it says show the government is considering new deductibles and higher co-payments that could add hundreds of dollars a year to household drug bills. The papers suggest the changes would eliminate existing…