Press Releases
Canadian Doctors for Medicare Says Canada Health Act Policy Interpretation Letter Falls Short
January 10, 2025
New Canada Health Act interpretation letter makes clear that health care providers cannot charge patients or employee insurance plans for medically necessary services, but is still unsettled on virtual care
Read MoreCanadian Doctors for Medicare, Canadian Health Coalition, and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to act now to protect Medicare
November 19, 2024
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. Say no to for-profit health providers and private insurance companies and work with Minister of Health to release long-promised...
Read MoreCanadian Doctors for Medicare Applauds Canadian Medical Association on New Policy Discouraging Private Health Care
July 23, 2024
Toronto, July 23, 2024 – Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM) welcomes the Canadian Medical Association (CMA)’s new pro-Medicare position in its proposed update to the 2007 policy document “Managing the Public-Private Interface to Improves Access to Quality Health Care”. In a stark departure from...
Read MoreNurses and Doctors call for immediate action on pharmacare to help alleviate pressure on hospitals already at their limit
February 08, 2022
As another surge of COVID-19 and a crushing health worker shortage once again push our nation’s hospitals to the brink, Canada’s doctors and nurses are calling attention to the need for national pharmacare. Had the federal government followed the advice it received from its...
Read MoreLiberal government must move forward on pharmacare, say doctors, nurses and advocates
December 08, 2021
Canadian Doctors for Medicare, along with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions and a number of allied civil society organizations and public health care experts, are calling on the Liberal government to fulfill its commitment to implementing a universal pharmacare plan by including it...
Read MoreFederal budget misses the opportunity to take a bold step towards universal prescription drug coverage
April 19, 2021
Canadian doctors were disappointed that the Federal budget released today failed to include tangible steps towards the implementation of a universal pharmacare plan. While the Liberal government claims they remain committed to pharmacare, this budget fails to include the funding required to make it...
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