@todmaffin Somewhere between the balcony applause and ER hallways, we lost the plot.
♬ original sound – Tod Maffin
Category Archives: Advocacy
Add your voice – Friends of Medicare
Alberta has passed Bill 11, which allows for a two-tier healthcare system to exist. The result will see people with the necessary finances paying to jump the healthcare queue while those without such monetary resources waiting longer for their medical care.
With this reality taking shape in Alberta, the potential is that other provinces might follow suit. To prevent this from happening, please consider sending this letter to Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel asking her to enforce the Canada Health Act.
Add Your Voice
“Bill 11 opens the door to two-tier, Americanized health care in Canada. We urgently need action from the Federal Government to safeguard our public health care and protect patients by speaking out against the Alberta government’s Bill 11 and enforcing the Canada Health Act.” Click here to add your voice.
MAID: 10-years in Canada
“‘We keep thinking that it’s all about death, but it isn’t. It’s about life.'”
This article looks at different perspectives surrounding MAID.
Alberta’s ‘Dual practice’ health plan: improve or worsen wait times?
The Alberta Givernment claims that their dual practice will decrease wait times. Others, including medical associations, physicians disagree.
“‘Doctors across Canada are deeply concerned about the Alberta government’s proposal to expand private health care…This plan would take resources away from the public system and create a private option that only some people could afford. That would mean longer waits, fewer available doctors, and more strain on the public system, the one that most people depend upon.'”
Read more here.
Join the Conversation
What are you doing on Sunday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m.? If you live in Cochrane or area, please consider joining Dr. Parks in a conversation about healthcare.
https://www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_care_cochrane
MIA: COVID19 Vaccine
If you have not had the opportunity to read the opinion piece that Dr. Parks highlights above, you can do so here.
