Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Canada Health Act
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- Canadian Medicine Review
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- August 20, 2009 - At 25, the Canada Health Act deserves better from our leaders -
Globe and Mail - By Andre Picard -
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- Roy Romanow's speech at the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Canada Health Act -
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CDM Bulletins
Activity-based funding in Canadian Hospitals and other Surgical Facilities - More
The Sustainability of Medicare
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International Health Systems
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August 30, 2009, - The US Health Insurance Assault on Canadian Medicare - Canada's Response - GlobalResearch.ca Centre for Research on Globalization - by Elizabeth Woodworth - More
July 17, 2009, - Health care system doesn't need overhauling, just fixing - Vancouver Sun - By Randall F. White, MD, - More
July 2, 2009, - A prescription for the minister of health - 'Individual choice' is Liberal code for a market-oriented system - Victoria Times Colonist - By Randall F. White, MD, - More
Apr 16, 2009, - For-profit won't heal health care - The Star - By Michael Rachlis - More
April 10, 2009, Counterpoint: No time to give up on health care principles - The National Post - By Linda Silas, Kaaren Neufeld, and Dr. Danielle Martin - More
March 17, 2009, The real health care lessons from Europe - "if we truly want to bring the lessons of European health care to Canada, we should realize that privatization has never been the European prescription." - The Ottawa Citizen - By Irfan Dhalla and Chris Mackie - More
BC Medicare Legal Cases
There are currently two important cases moving through the British Columbian court system that will decide on the legality of private clinics charging patients for receiving medically necessary services, and promising faster access in the private than in the public system. These cases have the potential to have far-reaching consequences across Canada if the ruling favours the private clinics. At the same time, the cases offer the opportunity for the courts to reaffirm the legitimacy, importance and constitutionality of our public health care system. - More
My Better Medicare
August 19th, 2009 - CDM joins with Health Nexus and Nurses for Medicare in launching the My Better Medicare project. The My Better Medicare campaign will build on our high quality, accessible, universal public health care system by disseminating documented examples of innovations that enhance patient care or the effectiveness of service. More
Visit the My Better Medicare Web Site at mybettermedicare.ca
Health Care Delivery Assessment Tool
Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM) has developed a tool for assessing proposed models of health care delivery based on the most effective health care practices. This tool is designed to assist physicians, policy makers and health administrators in making sound choices about what health care models they should pursue, based on sound criteria rooted in effective clinical practice. - More
Innovations in Medicare
Across Canada, there are dozens of innovative projects that are improving access, quality and cost-effectiveness while maintaining or even improving equity.Read about successful Medicare innovations
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How the U.S. measures up to Canada's health care system
In this extended interview, Uwe Reinhardt, a leading adviser on health care economics and professor of political economy at Princeton University, compares the Canadian and American health care systems. More
Understanding Health Care "Privatization"
To understand privatization we need to distinguish between who pays for health care and who delivers health care. The delivery side is confusing because people often refer to "public" when they mean "private, not-for-profit."More
On Health Care Financing
"The common argument that countries 'cannot afford' to meet growing needs for health care through tax financing, and must therefore draw in other sources of finance, makes no economic sense.More
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