[
  {
    "code": "BC",
    "name": "British Columbia",
    "formulary": "https://pharmacareformularysearch.gov.bc.ca/Search.xhtml",
    "employment": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Plan NP: listed MHT benefits",
    "detail": "Plan NP began covering listed MHT benefits on March 1, 2026. Eligible MSP-enrolled B.C. residents can receive fully covered products at a B.C. pharmacy without a medication or dispensing charge. Some products are partially covered under low-cost alternative pricing. A prescription is needed; not every brand or formulation is free.",
    "products": "The official list includes selected oral estradiol, estrogen patches or gels, vaginal estrogen and micronized progesterone products. Check the exact brand, strength, DIN and full or partial benefit status before dispensing.",
    "effectiveDate": "2026-03-01",
    "program": "https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/pharmacare/plans/national-pharmacare-plan-np/plan-np-menopausal-hormone-therapy"
  },
  {
    "code": "AB",
    "name": "Alberta",
    "formulary": "https://idbl.ab.bluecross.ca/idbl/load.do?reset=true",
    "employment": "https://www.alberta.ca/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "SK",
    "name": "Saskatchewan",
    "formulary": "https://formulary.drugplan.ehealthsask.ca/SearchFormulary",
    "employment": "https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "MB",
    "name": "Manitoba",
    "formulary": "https://www.manitoba.ca/health/mdbif/index.html",
    "employment": "https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "MEPP: listed MHT benefits",
    "detail": "MEPP covers listed MHT medicines for eligible people with an active Manitoba Health card who aren’t eligible for full coverage through a federal or other provincial program. Some medicines need Exception Drug Status approval. Confirm your exact product and any remaining charge.",
    "products": "Check the current MEPP medication list and formulary for your exact hormone therapy product. Listing, interchangeable-product rules and exception approvals affect coverage.",
    "effectiveDate": "2025-04-15",
    "program": "https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/pharmacare/mepp.html"
  },
  {
    "code": "ON",
    "name": "Ontario",
    "formulary": "https://www.formulary.health.gov.on.ca/formulary/",
    "employment": "https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Ontario Drug Benefit applies to qualifying groups, including eligible older adults and people in certain assistance programs. Trillium may help with high medicine costs. Confirm eligibility, product listing, deductibles and copayments.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "QC",
    "name": "Quebec",
    "formulary": "https://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en/citizens/prescription-drug-insurance/find-out-whether-a-drug-covered",
    "employment": "https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/working-conditions",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Check whether your private plan or RAMQ applies, then the exact drug listing and any deductible or co-insurance. A public listing doesn’t mean zero cost.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "NB",
    "name": "New Brunswick",
    "formulary": "https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/health/MedicarePrescriptionDrugPlan/NBDrugPlan/ForHealthCareProfessionals/NewBrunswickDrugPlansFormulary.html",
    "employment": "https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_training_and_labour/People/content/EmploymentStandards.html",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "NS",
    "name": "Nova Scotia",
    "formulary": "https://novascotia.ca/dhw/pharmacare/formulary.asp",
    "employment": "https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "PE",
    "name": "Prince Edward Island",
    "formulary": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/pei-pharmacare-formulary",
    "employment": "https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "NL",
    "name": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
    "formulary": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/prescription/idf/",
    "employment": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/labour/nonunion/",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "YT",
    "name": "Yukon",
    "formulary": "https://yukon.ca/en/health-and-wellness/medical-professionals/find-drug-coverage-information",
    "employment": "https://yukon.ca/en/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "NT",
    "name": "Northwest Territories",
    "formulary": "https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nt-pharmacare-formulary",
    "employment": "https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/employment-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  },
  {
    "code": "NU",
    "name": "Nunavut",
    "formulary": "https://gov.nu.ca/health/information/manuals-guidelines",
    "employment": "https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/family-services/labour-standards",
    "checked": "2026-10-18",
    "status": "Eligibility and product check",
    "detail": "Public drug-plan eligibility, listed products and cost-sharing vary. Check your age or income criteria, exact product, special authorization and dispensing fees. A listed medicine isn’t automatically free for everyone.",
    "products": "Ask about your prescribed estradiol, progesterone or local vaginal estrogen product by drug identification number (DIN). Coverage can differ by brand, strength and route."
  }
]