The Nova Scotia Family Pharmacare Program provides drug cost protection for residents with a valid health card. This dataset lists summary payment and utilization figures by health management zone for multiple fiscal years. It is published by the Government of Nova Scotia on the open_canada platform.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional disparities in prescription drug program utilization based on health management zone.
- Track changes in program payments over multiple fiscal years.
- Assess the financial burden of prescription drugs on families across Nova Scotia.
- Evaluate the reach of a provincial drug insurance plan based on health card eligibility.
Strengths
- Data is provided for multiple fiscal years, enabling time-series analysis.
- Coverage includes all health management zones within Nova Scotia.
- Available in multiple file formats including CSV and XML.
- License is OGL-CA-2.0, facilitating open use.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-04-17.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Time Range
- Multiple fiscal years
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:33:29.974542
- Geography
- Nova Scotia, Canada, by health management zone