by Heather | Mar 15, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
The Canadian Medical Association and Maclean’s magazine held a town hall in Toronto on March 1, 2011, to discuss rebuilding Medicare. The remaining ones will be held in Edmonton, Vancouver, and lastly, Ottawa also home to the first SOS Medicare conference in...
by Heather | Feb 3, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
Did you watch the live broadcast of the Canadian Medical Association’s town hall held on January 26, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia? First of all, the title of the event “Health Care in Canada: Time to Rebuild Medicare” makes me wonder how many...
by Heather | Jan 26, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
The Canadian Medical Association in partnership with Maclean’s magazine is holding a number of public town halls titled “Health Care in Canada: Time to Rebuild Medicare”. The public is invited to attend these events and join some of Canada’s...
by Heather | Jan 24, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
Three’s a crowd when government prohibits you from spending your own money on health care. In Canada, our provincial and territorial governments decide which medically necessary services will be paid for and how patients can access them. It’s true that the...
by Heather | Jan 2, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information
Many Canadians have shared their health care stories with us this year. Each of these stories provides valuable insight into the realities facing patients and their families. All of them highlight the need for changes to our health care system. We encourage you to...
by Heather | Dec 21, 2010 | Canadian Health Care Information
Canadian patients wait on lists for appointments with specialists, diagnostic tests, treatments, and surgeries. Over the years, government has spent billions of dollars on special initiatives and projects directed at reducing wait times. In 2004, federal, provincial...
