Big health-care change takes big courage
The status quo is no longer good enough to deliver equitable access to high quality care in a cost-efficient manner (FREE)
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Tag: Health care reform
How do we decrease emergency room visits?
Canadians have the highest rates of emergency room visits among high-income countries. We need a better care model (FREE)
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We must do more for seniors coming home from hospital
It’s clear the status quo isn’t meeting the needs of our aging population. So what can be done? (FREE)
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Stronger review needed for medically assisted dying cases
The act of ending the life of another person raises fundamental questions of human dignity and rights (FREE)
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Public health must become a priority
But across Canada a system that can help ensure a healthy population is being denied funding and support (FREE)
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Denying hope and health to Canadians with rare disorders
Manufacturers must overcome several federal government hurdles before patients have access to drugs (FREE)
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How to remedy poor health outcomes created by poverty
Social assistance programs in Canada are falling behind. It’s time we expanded basic coverage to include drug and dental care (FREE)
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The dawning of a new age for Canadians with disabilities
In a world of turmoil, we can’t afford to waste precious resources – particularly the leadership and ingenuity of people with disabilities (FREE)
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Canada’s health system fails the elderly
Solving long hospital wait times requires a fundamental shift in the way we care for the elderly (FREE)
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Getting to the heart of medical error and malpractice
Securing a meaningful and enduring reduction in medical error requires a cultural transformation (FREE)
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Medical errors too common but patients are paving the way for change
The Elizabeth Wettlaufer case should serve as a warning to all of us about the issue of patient safety (FREE)
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The private cost of health-care queues in Canada
Our closed government-heavy system stands in stark contrast to other universal health-care systems that have shorter wait times (FREE)
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