Vitalité Health Network says patients will now have to pick up their prescriptions at a community pharmacy, rather than at the dialysis clinic.
Miramichi resident says he’ll pay a $15 co-pay for each of his 9 prescriptions
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 07, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: July 7
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Kim Brennan holds up some of his medications in his home. He was recently told the medications will no longer be fully covered by Medicare. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
Three times a week, Kim Brennan travels from his home in Blissfield, N.B. to Miramichi.
It’s a 45 minute drive each way, but a necessary one, since he’s going into the city for dialysis treatment.
“I do pay my fuel, and a lot of times I’ll have a driver go with me…if I’m not feeling well,” he said.
Brennan recently found out he soon might be paying for more than just travel, but also the partial cost of some of his medications.
Brennan has had kidney disease since he was a teenager, and a COVID-19 infection a few years ago made things significantly worse.
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