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Universal drug plan could cut more than $4-billion a year: PBO
The savings would come largely from the impact of bulk purchases of drugs, allowing Health Canada to negotiate better prices for most pharmaceuticals, as well as an increase in the use of generic drugs. However, the plan – which would replace all provincial and private drug plans – would still carry a price tag of more than $19-billion, and the federal government isn’t exactly jumping up and down with excitement to do it.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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How to Win a War on Drugs
… let’s be clear on what Portugal did and didn’t do. First, it didn’t change laws on drug trafficking: Dealers still go to prison. And it didn’t quite legalize drug use, but rather made the purchase or possession of small quantities (up to a 10-day supply) not a crime but an administrative offense, like a traffic ticket. Offenders are summoned to a “Dissuasion Commission” hearing — an informal meeting at a conference table with social workers who try to prevent a casual user from becoming addicted.
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, disabilities, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Sunshine act to reveal payments to health-care professionals is welcome
The legislation has been left purposefully vague on some points so they can be worked out through consultations and then carried out through regulations that are still to be written. On the face of it, that’s fine. But Hoskins should make sure the intent of the legislation — to shed light on possible conflicts of interest — does not get watered down in the process.
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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Health-care system pushed to breaking point with recent cuts, proposed tax changes
Although physicians bill the government for the patient services they provide, physicians are self-employed and have no pensions or benefits… Physicians are unique small business owners in that they are not able to pass their increasing overhead expenses onto patients, as their fees are fixed by the government. The vast majority (85 per cent) of survey respondents reported that Morneau’s proposed tax changes will force them to change how they practice medicine
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, standard of living
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Doctors say tax us: Canada is worth it
Some of our medical colleagues feel angry and betrayed. They assert that… lower taxes for doctors are payback for the lack of pensions, parental benefits, child care, and other benefits… such concerns cannot justify an inherently unfair situation in our tax code, and especially one that worsens income inequality with adverse consequences for Canadians’ health… And we urge all physicians to support universal child care, pensions, and maternity benefits.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, tax
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Should doctors be paid a salary?
Private, fee-for-service practice does not reflect the needs of a modern health-care system, which requires team-based care that focuses on patient outcomes, not piecemeal work. It also does not make financial sense to physicians anymore, who have no access to benefits, such as vacation, parental leave or pensions, and due to both price regulation and prohibition of private care, can neither adjust prices nor find alternative sources of revenue to cover increasing practice costs… it’s a failing business model.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Morneau’s proposed tax changes attack doctors – and negatively impact patients
Mr. Morneau’s tax changes will have a drastic impact on patient care. Doctors will change how they run their offices, adjust the kinds of care they offer and alter career paths… But most importantly, Mr. Morneau’s tax proposals will negatively impact access to medical care. It will make Canada an undesirable place to practise medicine.
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living, tax
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New Health Minister Petitpas Taylor defends tax changes under fire from doctors
… she was the parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Bill Morneau before she was given a ministry of her own, and has spent much time working on the tax file… now, her most pressing job may be to calm the doctors. When the proposed tax changes are fully explained, they are understood, she said. But “if there are unique situations that [doctors and others] are faced with, we want to make sure that we hear from them and that we get this right.”
Tags: Health, ideology, mental Health, privatization, standard of living, tax
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Big Pharma marketing scheme banned by Ontario
The electronic vouchers steer patients to brand name drugs over their less expensive generic equivalents, and have raised concerns that patients’ health records are being used to sell pricier drugs that can pile unnecessary costs onto private insurance plans. The voucher feature, found in medical record software owned by Telus Health and other companies, will be disabled over the coming weeks, said Hoskins.
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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