Posts Tagged ‘privatization’
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Canada could take health-care lessons from Europe, Australia: study
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Nov 28, 2011
There seems little evidence that allowing a purely private tier of health care would do much to contain costs or improve service, but a lot could be done short of that… Canada learn from the several European countries that ensure universality, but allow people to buy health insurance… to cover all or part of their care… such a system encourages patients and doctors to better manage their health… the country should move from a culture where patients are told what treatment they can or cannot have, to one where they direct their own care
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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Shed light on abuse cases [seniors]
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Nov 17 2011
The 77,000 Ontarians who live in long-term care homes are some of our most vulnerable citizens. We cannot tolerate a culture of secrecy inside these homes. There are no “judgment calls” when it comes to reporting abuse. It is not acceptable to deal with problems internally. And staff should never be punished for speaking out… Ontario’s new inspection system is far better than what preceded it. But it relies on resident complaints…
Tags: crime prevention, privatization, rights, standard of living
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‘Blowing up’ the Canada Health Act not the answer to rising costs: economist
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Nov 17, 2011
“Having growth in health-care costs outstrip national income does not necessarily mean the system is unsustainable”… “blowing up” the Canada Health Act in a way that ends or reduces the extent of public coverage for basic medical treatment is not the answer… better integration of the overall system… would include better use of technology for accessing patient records, as well as less reliance on expensive-to-run hospitals for end-of-life care or treatment of such chronic conditions as diabetes.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization, rights, standard of living
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Is Capitalism Preparing to Bury Itself?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Sep. 26, 2011
Fordism. It was the foundation of a high-wage economy, it lasted a very long time and it produced incredible real wealth for decades.
Until something called neoliberalism decided to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. And the perpetrators of this ideology — and the catastrophic damage it has done to the global economy, nations, communities and workers — are so wedded to it that they seem determined to pursue its goals and accept its preposterous assumptions until the ship truly does go down.
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, poverty, privatization, standard of living
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Wanted: culture of innovation
Friday, September 16th, 2011
Sep. 16, 2011
our productivity growth has dropped substantially, from average growth of close to 3 per cent annually from 1961 to 1980, to under 1 per cent since 2000. And that gap between Canada and the U.S. has widened in the past decade, despite the relative improvement of macroeconomic fundamentals in our country…. Such innovation can be improved by five key drivers. First, competition matters to corporate behaviour… Second, Canada… delivers much of its private-sector innovation support through the tax system. We should be providing more direct support through new channels…
Tags: economy, globalization, privatization, standard of living
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Sustainable health care
Monday, September 12th, 2011
September 12, 2011
… when people are shielded from the costs, they demand more expensive types of treatment, even when less expensive types of treatment would be nearly as effective… it’s time to look elsewhere for more sustainable ways to finance Canadian health care while maintaining universal access. Ideally, provinces should have the green light to experiment with policies currently used in a number of European countries. This will require temporary suspension of enforcement of the Canada Health Act.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization
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Ontario’s cure for medicare: snitching
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Aug 17, 2011
Ontario has taken the unprecedented step of setting up a toll-free snitch line for people to report cases of illegal private health care — and says it has triggered 35 investigations in barely a month… The government has ordered 4,500 patients to be reimbursed out-of-pocket fees they had been levied by colonoscopy clinics in the last few years… “There’s no doubt in my mind that people are trying to get around (the law)…. I think it’s really important that we all protect our universal health-care system,” the Health Minister said…
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization
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Wake-up call from top judge
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Aug 15 2011
Four years ago, Beverley McLachlin, Canada’s chief justice, delivered a blunt warning. “The most advanced justice system in the world is a failure if it does not provide justice to the people it is meant to serve,” she told the Empire Club of Canada. “Unfortunately, many Canadian men and women find themselves unable, mainly for financial reasons, to access the Canadian justice system.”… Governments also must do better. The right to a fair trial is guaranteed in the Constitution. Yet legal aid is offered only to the poorest of the poor. Many services are not covered. Most provinces are cutting funding.
Tags: ideology, privatization, rights, standard of living
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A healthy choice: funding in-vitro fertilization
Monday, August 15th, 2011
Aug 14 2011
This is why the Quebec government’s decision to fund in-vitro fertilization for women having trouble conceiving was wise. It not only acknowledged a deep human need, it took a stand for infant health… Families without free medical care frantically try for multiple embryos, hoping to improve their odds. But twins and triplets “are 17 times more likely to be premature and often require neonatal treatment and special care throughout their lives, taxing the health care system,”
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization, rights, women
Posted in Child & Family Debates | 1 Comment »
Pension lessons for Canada from Down Under
Monday, August 8th, 2011
Aug 07 2011
The Australian “superannuation” system offers a way to move the financial burden of retirement away from the hurly-burly of workplace negotiation and to largely remove the threat of retirement poverty… As well as voluntary savings and a means-tested government pension similar to the Canadian OAS, Australia has an earnings-based pension system called “superannuation” that covers virtually all full- and part-time workers. The contributions are mandated by law and are paid solely by the employer… Employees are free to top up these contributions but are under no obligations to do so.
Tags: ideology, pensions, privatization, rights, standard of living
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