Posted by Jillian Alston on January 11, 2012 at 11:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Harper Government Leaves Provinces and Medicare in the Cold
Ritika Goel, January 11, 2012
On December 19, 2011, Jim Flaherty, on behalf of the Harper Government, announced to the provinces that the anticipated 6% annual increase in federal-provincial transfers to health care would end in 2017.1 Beyond 2017, health care funding will grow based on nominal GDP (total value of goods and services including inflation) or a minimum of 3%.1 While…
Continue Posted by Jillian Alston on January 10, 2012 at 10:36pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Students for Medicare hosts
CMA Student Townhall
April 26, 2011
Hart House, University of Toronto
with Jeffrey Turnbull, Danielle Martin
We asked students from various health…
Continue Posted by Jillian Alston on November 28, 2011 at 1:28am 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Medical Reform Group featured the previously blog posted articles on P3's, Medical Savings accounts as well as an article on Health for All by Dr. Michaela Beder.
Please follow the link to see the newsletter:
Medical Reform Group Newsletter - Click Here
Posted by Jillian Alston on August 28, 2011 at 12:29pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The truth about medical savings accounts
Neil Dattani, Year 2 Medical Student, University of Toronto
Introduction
Medical savings accounts (MSAs) are one of the many options available to fund healthcare services. They are currently in use in various countries and details vary from country to country, but overall the principle is the same: governments distribute healthcare funding to everyone through individual accounts, and people use the money…
Continue Posted by Jillian Alston on August 17, 2011 at 1:08pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Jillian Alston, MD Candidate, University of Toronto
On behalf of the Medical Reform Group and Students for Medicare, August 2011
Originally dubbed P3’s and more recently branded as Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) models are methods for financing health care that have been advertised as delivering health care institutions at a lower cost to taxpayers. They are based on the assumption that transferring the risk associated with large construction projects to…
Continue Posted by Jillian Alston on August 17, 2011 at 10:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thank you for everyone who attended "A Health Care Debate". Over 150 showed up to watch Dr. William Orovan and Dr. Danielle Martin debate over whether or not Canada should allow greater private financing of medically necessary services.
Please view the debate here:…
Posted by Jillian Alston on August 17, 2011 at 10:20am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Visit the piece written by Dr. Ritika Goel at: http://www.medicalreformgroup.ca/news151-10.pdf
If link doesn't work please try: http://www.medicalreformgroup.ca/ and press the newspaper tab!
Posted by Jillian Alston on August 17, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thank you to everyone who attended: A Student Townhall on Health Care Transformation with CMA President Dr. Jeffrey Turnbull.
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is hosting public forums across Canada to gauge public opinion on healthcare. Students for Medicare hosted such a forum to bring forth the views of students.
Dr. Jeffrey…
ContinueThank you for all who attended our 4th Annual Conference: Medicare in the Age of Austerity
We have compiled a top 10 themes from conference's speaker presentations and small breakout groups! Please tweet the following phrases to pass on the messages to others!
Top 10 Themes (Tweetable)
1. Universal health care; anyone can go into the ER, get seen, without someone asking if they can afford it (seems simple).
2. Ways to get more knowledgeable about Canada’s health care system, see: @CdnDrs4Medicare & CHSRF.ca
3. Can Canada do better with less growth? Yes, but innovation is needed.
4. Need more young people in the healthcare debate. Share your voice! You can evict a bunch of people from a park, but you can’t evict an idea.
5. The healthcare public vs. private pay question is one of values: equity for all or autonomy for some. Where do you stand?
6. Public discourse is too often fueled by fear and assumptions. Let’s start sharing stories that reflect the positives in our system.
7. In conveying messages, stick to simple information, with a clear message, and as always, think about what is tweetable!
8. Need to inform the public before policy makers (i.e. prevention may be more valuable). Once the public is convinced, bigwigs follow suit!
9. Conservatives use Europe as an example of private healthcare systems. Europe has more public funding, higher taxes and better safety nets!
10. Do we live in a one tier or two tier system? Drugs, dental, rehab, home care are not covered! Can we move towards a more universal system?
"Courage my friends; tis not too late to build a better world." - Tommy Douglas
Started by Jillian Alston Aug 23, 2011. 0 Replies 1 Like
Regardless of one's political views, it can be agreed upon by most that Jack Layton was inspiring to young Canadians and looked upon us to shape the future. His altruistic values aligned with those…Continue
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