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Public Solutions Could be Undermined by Private Interests
Long waits for elective surgery and privatization are the price Canadians must pay for their well-intentioned but fatally flawed public health care system, right? Wrong.…
Government Not Enforcing Health Laws
The provincial government recently stated that user charges for emergency health care services provided at the new False Creek Urgent Care Centre are legal. Minister…
No magic wand to deal with health care strikes
After the recent 15-hour strike at the IWK Hospital (the first there since 1981), the Nova Scotia government is once again considering legislation to “deal…
Innovative surgical projects show how waitlists can be solved: Submission to BC ‘conversation on health’
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) Surgical waitlists can be dramatically cut if the BC government takes leadership by scaling up innovative projects…
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: 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…
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…
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?…
Canadian Drug Prices and Expenditures
Some statistical observations and policy implications Download 324.22 KB 22 pages
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…
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?
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