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Universal pharmacare the right prescription for Canada
the Parliamentary Budget Office calculates that while universal pharmacare would cost governments $7 billion annually, it would provide Canadians on the whole with net savings of $8.1 billion a year.
To put it another way, any increase in taxes attributable to pharmacare would be more than compensated for by out-of-pocket savings… perhaps this report is a sign that, finally, this eminently sensible idea is gaining political traction in Ottawa.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living, tax
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More talk about universal pharmacare in Canada, but still no action
Since the Royal Commission on Health Services issued its recommendations on reforming still wet-behind-the-ears medicare in 1964, there have been dozens upon dozens of earnest reports, each saying more or less the same thing and each greeted with bons mots, then dutifully filed on a dusty shelf… The report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, predictably, called for Canada’s patchwork of private and public drug plans to be replaced with a national single-payer pharmacare system.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, tax
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Canada should implement national single-payer pharmacare, MPs say
… the all-party committee on health made 18 recommendations, including expanding the Canada Health Act to cover prescription drugs dispensed outside of hospitals; creating a unified list of drugs that would qualify for public coverage; and asking the provinces, territories and the federal government to share the cost of a national pharmacare program. The goal… would be to ensure all Canadians get the medications they need, while also reining in the country’s per-capita drug spending and drug prices, both of which are among the highest in the world.
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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An affordable place to call home
Field of Dreams, located in Elmira, Ont., gives people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to live independently in their own homes. That’s far better than the institutions they were once shut away in and the group homes with full-time oversight that have largely replaced those institutions. Their independent living is assisted by tenants in the same small apartment complexes who take on the role of “good neighbours.” They’re on hand to provide a little help when needed in exchange for more affordable rent.
Tags: budget, featured, housing, ideology, mental Health, participation
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The case for decriminalizing drugs
Politicians and the public often oversimplify the decriminalization debate, assuming those who don’t forbid drug use must therefore condone it. But we should all be able to agree on a few things: it’s better if fewer people have drug-related problems, and it’s better if fewer people die… In truth, we have little to show for the vast societal resources consumed by our current policy, aside from overburdened police, courts and prisons. Put simply, tough drug laws don’t result in fewer drug-related problems and deaths. They do the opposite.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, economy, featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Fix information gaps in health-care system
one-in-five Canadians with chronic conditions have experienced medication errors or duplications. Medication errors put patients unnecessarily in harm’s way, but they are preventable. With proper care co-ordination and shared electronic health records, health-care providers can make informed decisions and reduce the chance of medication errors… every misdiagnosis, redundant procedure and unnecessary question adds to wait times and subtracts from budgets.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Rethinking therapy: How 45 questions can revolutionize mental health care in Canada
“The adoption of vital sign-metrics is what pulled medicine out of the dark ages two centuries ago… It’s about time we did the same with mental health.” … Providing therapists – and clients – with session-by-session progress measurements has been found, in research, to improve results, because it catches earlier when therapy isn’t working, which can then prevent people from dropping out… while advocates acknowledge the limitations, they see it as a chance to improve results, and make the system more accountable to patients.
Tags: disabilities, economy, featured, mental Health
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A plan to overhaul Canadian health care systems
… core elements: A strong national drug agency to provide the necessary machinery to support universal pharmacare… a strong data and technology agency that will help collect and link information, feeding it back to patients and the people who deliver care to them so health care can learn and improve… [and] a “signature” agency, one that will embody the value the government wishes to pursue most aggressively – be it efficiency, innovation, engagement or equity.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, Indigenous, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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Before voting, understand these facts about health care
1. Canada’s spending on health care is near the bottom of the pack… 2. Canada has fewer doctors and nurses than most countries… 3. Finding “efficiencies” in the health system will be difficult… Canadian health care is already administratively lean… 4. Canada has work to do to improve care for everyone. Despite universal health coverage, equitable access to care is a problem in Canada… our wait times remain among the highest of the countries surveyed…
Tags: Health, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Ontario Budget 2018: Health Sector Highlights
If implemented, the health budget is expected to grow by 5% to $61.3 billion.[1] The government is proposing an expansion OHIP+ for seniors, a drug and dental care plan for those without private insurance, and additional funding for mental health, hospitals, home care, long-term care, palliative and end-of-life care and other initiatives discussed in more detail below.
Tags: budget, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health
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