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National Pharmacare – Time to Get on With It
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
The federal government can act as a catalyst by making a credible and responsible financial commitment that opens the door to joint work with provinces and territories to improve public plan coverage. The PEI agreement is a good model and federal legislation can help to create a positive foundation for collaboration. The political window to move things forward is open, but not for long.
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Shortcomings in Seniors’ Care: How Canada Compares to its Peers and the Paths to Improvement
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Overall, Canada ranks 8th out of 11 countries included in the survey… While Canada generally performs well in the care process category, it performs poorly in terms of access to care and equity, with no provinces reaching the international average in either category. Addressing access challenges for seniors through improved continuity of care, affordability and reducing wait times would improve Canada’s rank.
Tags: disabilities, Health, mental Health, Seniors, standard of living
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How we can actually achieve national pharmacare – Hill Times Op-Ed
Sunday, September 17th, 2023
A national public single payer drug plan… implementation requires massive administrative changes and costs… there are two other models that would work. Social insurance has been used in Canada and in many countries that have broader, higher quality universal health systems, most at lower per capita costs. A second, more targeted approach is a portable health benefit plan which uses a similar mixed funding model to help workers with no health insurance.
Tags: Health, pharmaceutical
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Nightmarish Commercial Simply Wrong: Healthcare Outsourcing is not Privatization
Friday, July 14th, 2023
The government of Ontario should think about how to contract for insured services with private clinics without causing staffing problems for traditional providers, but should begin experimenting with this model in the specialties and places where the prospects seem most promising. And it should carefully monitor outcomes.
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization
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An Unparalleled and Urgent Task Faces Premiers Next Week
Friday, July 7th, 2023
At the top of the list is helping the 6.5 million people without access to primary care… Equally urgent is the need to beef up home and community care to make it possible for our rapidly aging population to age both well and where they want to, whether in their own homes or in a community setting. These actions on primary and senior care would ease the pressure on beleaguered hospitals and their emergency rooms.
Tags: featured, Health, jurisdiction, standard of living
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Where are the Early Childhood Educators?
Monday, June 26th, 2023
Instead of creating more spaces that may end up unfilled, provincial governments need to prioritize funding on ECE attraction and retention. They need to raise wages, encourage career pathways for ECEs, and fast-track foreign credential recognition. They also need to improve working conditions and offer comprehensive work benefits.
Tags: budget, child care, jurisdiction, participation
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Roadmap For Reform Can Save Canadian Healthcare: A General Consensus View
Friday, June 16th, 2023
[The] authors… present a Roadmap that addresses the fundamental questions of why previous attempts at reform have failed, and offers solutions to design a more effective reform process… The Roadmap lays out a comprehensive 13-step plan, covering both the short and long terms that take us to the destination of better health for more Canadians with better access to high-quality healthcare:
Tags: Health, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Better Health Depends on Better Health Data
Friday, May 26th, 2023
… governments should adopt the guiding principle that patients’ entire records should be available, not just to health providers, but to the patients themselves. Not only is this consistent with Supreme Court decisions and the principles of good ethics, but there is growing evidence it improves participation and trust in the system.
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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Better for Workers, Better for All? Assessing a Portable Health Benefits Plan in Ontario
Friday, March 3rd, 2023
Millions of workers in Ontario have no access to supplemental health and dental benefits that reimburse most costs for prescription drugs, dental, vision and mental health services… One solution is a portable health benefits (PHB) plan that allows a worker to maintain coverage while moving from job to job… This commentary explores the purpose, structure and feasibility of a portable health and dental benefits plan in Ontario.
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, pharmaceutical
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Steps to a First Class Canadian Health Information System
Saturday, February 11th, 2023
1st… all parties benefit from better data… 2nd… identify the current data shortcomings… a collaborative task between levels of government… 3rd, the federal government should agree to pay for the incremental costs of the new system… 4th… with StatsCan, CIHI, and others, senior levels of government should establish protocols for the analysis and distribution of the improved health information… [and] 5th, some issues will need Canada-wide policy development
Tags: Health, mental Health, standard of living
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