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How do we get real health care reform?
ChristianGovernance eletter – August 16, 2012
How do we get real health care reform?
An Ontario woman is fighting for patients’ rights, arguing that age, illness or disability should not preclude the best possible medical care. As an Ottawa Citizen article this week reports, she’s the daughter of an Ottawa man who died last month after a doctor at the Ottawa Hospital won the right to withhold life-prolonging treatment.
Give family docs more freedom
National Post – Oct. 12, 2010
Editorial: Give family docs more freedom
Yesterday marked the start of “Family Doctor Week” in Canada. It provides an occasion to celebrate the contributions and hard work of Canada’s general practitioners, but also to take stock of the serious challenges facing these doctors and their patients across the country.
ChristianGovernance’s Budget 2011 submission to the federal Finance Committee
Press release – August 10, 2010
ChristianGovernance submits federal budget recommendations to Finance Committee
RUSSELL, ON – ChristianGovernance today submitted its report to the federal Finance Committee with our recommendations for the 2011 budget. The committee invited Canadians to submit their recommendations for the budget as part of the pre-budget consultation process. The deadline for submissions is this Friday, August 13th.
How much do Canadians pay for health care?
“Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of their public health care system. This is partly because health care consumption is free at the point of use, leading many to grossly underestimate the actual cost of the care delivered. Furthermore, health care is financed through general government revenues rather than through a dedicated tax, further blurring the true dollar cost of the service. In addition, health spending numbers are often presented in aggregate, which results in a number so large that it becomes almost meaningless to the average Canadian.”