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Why Wait?
Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists Download 746.55 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
Health care storm clouds on horizon: experts
REGINA—The integrity of Canada’s medicare system is being challenged on several clear and pressing fronts, say leading experts gathering for a two-day conference to fix…
May 2007: Pharmaceutical Secrecy Endangers Our Health
Drug research now done mainly to protect profits, not public health Secrecy has always been the norm in the pharmaceutical arena, but over the past…
May 2007: In Defence of Red Tape
Regulations absolutely essential for Canadians’ health and safety Deregulation is one of neoliberalism’s five big initiatives (free trade, privatization, service cuts, and tax cuts make…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Winter 2007, Volume 10, Number 1 Download 1.73 MB12 pages Inside this special health care edition: Let’s Talk about Health Care What’s in the Basket?…
Aggressive measures needed to control drug spending: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—Canada’s current system of controlling drug prices helps contain spending but more aggressive measures are needed, says a new study…
Canadian Drug Prices and Expenditures
Some statistical observations and policy implications Download 324.22 KB 22 pages
Population aging not a demographic time bomb for health care costs: economist
(Vancouver) Fears that health care costs will spiral out of control as BC’s population ages are greatly exaggerated, according to a new study released today…
Will an aging population bring BC’s health care system to its artificial knees?
One argument you are likely to hear in BC’s new “conversation on health” is that public health care is unsustainable because our population is aging…
Is BC’s Health Care System Sustainable?
A Closer Look at the Costs of Aging and Technology Download 403.25 KB29 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Is BC’s Health Care System Sustainable?
Putting Canadians At Risk
How the federal government’s deregulation agenda threatens health and environmental standards Download 531.52 KB 61 pages Attachments Summary: Putting Canadians At Risk: How the federal…
There’s nothing smart about “smart regulation”—report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Federal deregulation—euphemistically called “smart regulation”—poses a serious threat to public health and the environment, says a new report…
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