Canadian Doctors for Medicare
@CdnDrs4Medicare
An evidence-based, values-driven organization dedicated to strengthening & preserving Canada's publicly-funded health care system. Join today!
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'Private equity ownership turns health care from a social good into a financial asset, extracting wealth for investors. There is no evidence that private equity ownership leads to systematic improvements in care.' from CDM's Danyaal Raza | [email protected] Karen S. Palmer
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'Accountability' in Doug Ford’s Ontario.
#LTC profiteers, whose neglect in COVID led Ont to call in the military, are handed more of our tax dollars --but now 'shielded from risks, liabilities and responsibilities' #crimepays
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🙏Armine Yalnizyan
The latest from Andrew Longhurst & Iris Gorfinkel, M.D.
Private for-profit facilities cost us more for the same care
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Today is the International Day to End Racial Discrimination. To address racial injustice Ontario must extend public health coverage to all regardless of their immigration status. Jose is an undocumented construction worker. This is his story. Share it widely #Healthcare4All
'The investigation revealed an industry that places a premium on cost cutting and big profits, with low staffing and poor quality, often to the detriment of patient well-being.'
A cautionary tale on the profitization of health care. #cdnhealth
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Thank you to Mark Holland for meeting with us today to discuss #pharmacare and our concerns around interprovincial surgeries and private equity ownership of health facilities. Glad to hear we share the same thoughts! We look forward to this partnership!
The pharmacare announced by Mark Holland and Jagmeet Singh on Feb. 29 is a good start toward safe guarding the health of Canadians and Quebecers, our health care system. More info on how it’s going to take shape is required. healthcoalition.ca/where-are-the-…
A great thread and op-ed on recent #Pharmacare announcements by board members Edward Xie & Melanie Bechard #cdnhealth
Saturday | 10:25 PT We’ve got Pharmacare legislation! We speak with@nikbarryshaw of @Canadiansorg about this major win! What it means, and the imperative to fight to expand it. Cdn Health Coalition Canadian Doctors for Medicare #canpoli Friends of Medicare
Canada remains the only country with a universal health care system that doesn't have universal coverage of prescription drugs. This is a great first step towards single-payer #pharmacare and we hope to see its continued expansion!
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It is a historic day in Canada for healthcare policy because of new legislation for single-payer coverage for diabetes meds & devices, and contraception. I'm proud of the team at Canadian Doctors for Medicare for years of work on this, including this op-ed I co-wrote.
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“To claim that all Albertans have access to drug coverage because they can buy a benefit plan if they can afford one is intentionally misleading & beyond offensive,” said FOM ED Chris Gallaway.
17% of Albertans have NO drug coverage. We need Pharmacare!
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A nice listen for your Tuesday commute - Board Director Danyaal Raza discusses the program to expand coverage for contraception and diabetes coverage with CBC's Gillian Deacon
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Private equity firms exist to make $ for investors. It's their job. A single private equity firm already owns 14 of 🇨🇦's surgical centres, using public $ to enrich private investors. Armine Yalnizyan tells us why that's a problem & how to fix it.
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👋👋👋 Canadian Doctors for Medicare for this brilliant demolition of all the usual myths about #privatization of #healthcare , including the Biggest Lie of All: that the private sector does everything better.
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#greed
