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Thursday, September 5th, 2019
Only a universal, public pharmacare program would ensure that everyone in Canada can access the medications they need. Instead of adopting half-measures and band-aid solutions, it’s time to reform our broken system. Pharmacare is a key missing piece of Canada’s public health care system. This much-needed new program would save money and save lives.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, poverty, standard of living
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
“Our emergency departments and hospitals are under tremendous stress, and there is no end in sight for hallway medicine,” according to the letter… “Keeping people healthy and out of the emergency department is good for patients, our hospitals, taxpayers and ultimately the entire community.”
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, participation, standard of living
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2019
The ministry has left it to the teams to describe how OHT’s will plan and decide on regional service delivery. There is no requirement for community or patient/family engagement in service planning… Rather than community integration led by public demand for services in mental health or community care, OHT’s seem at risk for becoming hospital-driven organizations, where the strength of the hospital board governs decisions in the region.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation
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Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019
… last year, alone, more than 1,200 people died in this province from opioid overdoses. Many of them could have been saved if Ontario had more supervised prevention sites… At the same time, the Ford government has failed to enact the Health Sector Transparency Act, which could deter doctors from over-prescribing opioids in the first place.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Thursday, August 29th, 2019
“You can argue, ‘There’s not many patients,’ ” Dr. Midgley said. “Well, we’ve probably just signed off on a million dollars-worth a year of eye drops … for the first 10 patients… We need to provide [patients] with adequate medication and we should be grateful that there are companies taking that up. But it’s going to add to the cost spiral, and it will make health care, sooner or later, unaffordable.”
Tags: disabilities, Health, ideology, pharmaceutical
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Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
The real diagnosis is that physicians’ services are often wasted because our system isn’t built on need. Rather, it’s based on insurance. OHIP pays a lot per hour for episodic care and low value follow-ups. It still pays poorly for working in a small team and being accessible today for people who need you. Furthermore, there is little quality assurance by doctors to ensure that clinical decisions are justified.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology
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Monday, August 26th, 2019
Pricing on these drugs is not subject to market forces in that even as competition comes into the market, the drug prices do not fall… We hope that patients, advocacy groups and physicians continue to collaborate with manufacturers and regulatory agencies on… strategies that attempt to bring more transparency and value for health-related outcomes into drug-pricing models.
Tags: Health, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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Friday, August 23rd, 2019
… co-ordination and collaboration among police and hospital partners can speed up transitions between police officers and hospital workers, improve the care experience for the individual, protect health care worker and emergency department safety, and allow police to return to providing public safety services in the community.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health
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