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…

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…

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. 

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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…

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…

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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…

Check out Jill Alston's piece on behalf of SFM in the CFMS annual review:

http://www.cfms.org/pictures/file/cfms%20together-lr.pdf