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Dispelling myths about for-profit health care
An old friend of ours recently confessed to using a private clinic for her cataract surgery. She said that, while she felt guilty, she nonetheless received wonderful care and paid with her health card. When we asked the name of the clinic, she said the Kensington Eye Institute (located on Toronto’s College Street). It is indeed a private clinic that provides vision surgeries for cases considered non-complicated. It has justly received a good reputation.
Opinion | Here is a health care to-do list for the federal government Original
The major question in the federal/provincial/territorial debate on health care funding should not be on whether there should be conditions but on what these conditions should be. The federal government should set conditions on federal funding, with funding withheld or returned when these conditions are not met.
It’s time to make Canadian medicare truly universal
By not providing enough public services, we are pushing those who can afford it into paying for for-profit care. This is yet another reason why we need a new national health strategy. Photo by Luis Melendez/Unsplash. It is no accident that health care is Canada’s best-loved social program, even though it has become increasingly meaner and leaner. But we have failed to learn from its success and have so far fallen short in our efforts to build a universal public system for today.
Long-Term Care After the COVID-19 Disaster: 3 Promising Ways to Move Forward
The isolation of long-term care homes to protect residents from COVID-19 revealed how much care was coming from visiting family members. Photo: FG Trade/GettyImages There is no question that COVID-19 has had devastating consequences in long-term care for residents, staff and families. Media provided heart-wrenching stories about conditions in care homes and pictures of residents peering through windows.
Long-term care after the COVID-19 disaster: 3 promising ways to move forward
There is no question that COVID-19 has had devastating consequences in long-term care for residents, staff and families. Media provided heart-wrenching stories about conditions in care homes and pictures of residents peering through windows. Numerous reports have been documenting the factors that contributed to the disaster, identifying once again what needs to change. However, as is often the case in disasters, there are signs of light emerging from the devastation.
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