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Three Parties, Three Roadmaps to Universal Pharmacare in Canada
Monday, September 30th, 2019
Hoskins said it’s very positive that three of the four leading parties have committed to universal pharmacare… The issue is complicated and will require many steps… “Provinces and territories need to have confidence that this is going to work for them,” That means knowing the funding will be reliable going forward rather than part of the Canada Health Transfer that the federal government can reduce unilaterally.
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Families suing Ontario government over cut to autism services
Saturday, September 28th, 2019
Previous governments “promised that the funding would not end until a co-ordinated transition to other services had been made, in a way that provided alternative services with which the families were satisfied.” … “They are people who work and are doing their best to take care of their kids. They are not looking for a court battle. They are looking for decency. They are looking for accountability and honesty,”
Tags: budget, child care, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, standard of living
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Election 2019: The home stretch for universal, public pharmacare
Thursday, September 26th, 2019
We shouldn’t just “fill in the gaps” by providing coverage for those who don’t currently have any, since that would simply add yet another layer to our inequitable system. It wouldn’t allow us to benefit from the reduced costs achieved through bulk purchasing and it wouldn’t limit the rising out-of-pocket expenses of those who currently have coverage. It would leave the majority of Canadians vulnerable to losing their coverage if their employment situation changes.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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This is the Liberals’ pharmacare plan?
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
They say they would be “guided by” the recommendations of the Hoskins panel. But they don’t explicitly endorse them. That panel called on Ottawa to move ahead with legislation to create a national, universal pharmacare plan even if not all provinces were onside… Monday’s announcement by Trudeau makes no mention of timelines. Second, the Liberal announcement provides only the scantiest estimates of costs.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health
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Overview of the Second Report of the Premier’s Council on Improving Healthcare and Ending Hallway Medicine: Part III
Friday, September 20th, 2019
… the Council suggests that accurately capturing patient experience in all aspects of the health care system is paramount. When assessing value for money, the Council advises the government to work to develop indicators that measure patient and overall population health outcomes against the cost of administering and delivering services in the most efficient way.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, mental Health, standard of living
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Federal Election 2019
Thursday, September 19th, 2019
It is the role of the federal government to set the national direction for health care, providing both funding and national standards to ensure quality care for all… The federal government should ensure that people across Canada can access the same quality of public health care. It’s also time to adopt a public, universal pharmacare program and a national seniors’ care strategy.
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Ford promised to fix hallway medicine. But it’s getting worse
Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
… the Ford government has wasted more than a year when it had the power to do something about it… what we already know are the fixes to hallway medicine: more home-care services and long-term care beds… This past June was the worst June on record for hospital overcrowding since the province began collecting statistics more than a decade ago.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living
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Ontario boosts money for home and community care to alleviate hospital overcrowding
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019
Ontario’s government is putting $11 million more than planned into home and community care this year in a bid to lower the number of patients being treated in the hallways of overcrowded hospitals, says Health Minister Christine Elliott. The money is on top of $144 million announced in the spring budget and includes $45 million aimed at “high need” areas where problems are most severe…
Tags: budget, Health, mental Health
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Tribunal dismisses case of Grayson Kahn, boy with autism expelled from Guelph, Ont., school
Monday, September 9th, 2019
“… parents do not have the right to dictate the accommodations which their children will be provided with to access education… While parents have the right to provide input as part of the accommodation process – which Ms. Kahn did in this case – they must accept reasonable accommodations offered by the school board…
Tags: disabilities, ideology, mental Health, participation, rights, youth
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Ford’s slogans aren’t fixing health care
Sunday, September 8th, 2019
This past June was the worst June on record for hospital overcrowding since the province began collecting statistics in 2008 to track so-called “hallway medicine.” … the immediate needs of Ontario’s home care system, long-term care homes and hospitals are largely being ignored while the government focuses on a much-publicized but little-understood overhaul of health care.
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