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PRESS RELEASE: Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Canadian Health Coalition, and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to act now to protect Medicare

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Providing high quality team-based primary care is essential to achieving Better Medicare

May 04, 2023

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Myth: "Privatization" can help everyone access health care

October 05, 2022

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Canadian Doctors for Medicare Position Statement on Virtual Care

August 05, 2022

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Don’t have private insurance? You’re still paying for others who do — you deserve better care

November 22, 2024 - Dr. Danyaal Raza published this op-ed highlighting how private workplace insurance is extensively subsidized by the federal government, and all provincial governments except Quebec. He stresses the importance of releasing the Canada Health Act interpretation letter, and ending the billions of dollars in public subsidies for private insurance companies.
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A publicly funded virtual care system would benefit us all

October 21, 2024 - Dr. Bernard Ho wrote about how publicly funded virtual care can improve access for all Canadians. Notably, he addresses and debunks the myth that the 10 million Canadians who can access virtual care through their workplace are at risk of losing it.
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B.C. election comes at pivotal moment for health care: workers

October 18, 2024 - Dr. Devon Mitchell is featured in a CBC story discussing the BC elections and the future of public health care in the province.
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We are urgently calling for the release of the Canada Health Act interpretation letter. 

On November 19, with support from the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU), we hosted a press conference on Parliament Hill, urging the immediate release of the Canada Health Act (CHA) interpretation letter. You can watch the video recording by clicking below. 

Publicly funding medically necessary virtual care and nurse practitioner care will improve access for everyone. This policy issue is critical for the future of Medicare. Click here to learn more about the Canada Health Act Interpretation Letter. 

To view our press release, click here. 

 

Key interventions to address health care wait-times

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