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The uniquely Canadian fear of private health care: No …

(1 days ago) WEBLast month, the B.C. Court of Appeal upheld a Canadian ban on two-tier health care, even though the justices admitted the decision would impose “real hardship and suffering” on patients stuck

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-uniquely-canadian-fear-of-private-health-care-no-other-universal-system-bans-it-like-we-do

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The Canada Health Act does not prohibit private care

(3 days ago) WEBA law that does not prohibit private, fee-for-service health care. Federal statements have said it runs contrary to the CHA to have private health services for which patients would have to pay. But such …

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2023/canada-health-act-private-care/

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The future of private health care in Canada BLG

(2 days ago) WEBThe Canada Health Act (the Act) came into force in 1984 and is Canada’s federal legislation for publicly funded health care insurance. It is based on the principles …

https://www.blg.com/en/insights/2022/08/no-quick-fix-private-health-care-in-canada-is-back-in-the-news

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Privatizing health care isn't the taboo it once was. But …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Canada, health-care spending is divided between the public and private sector at roughly a 75–25 split, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-private-health-care-caq-qs-1.6583776

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New Quebec bill aims to phase out use of private health …

(1 days ago) WEBQuebec Health Minister Christian Dubé introduced a bill to limit and regulate the use of private health-care agencies. He says the goal is to stop depending on the agencies within the next three

https://globalnews.ca/news/9489637/quebec-bill-phase-out-private-health-agencies/

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Top court’s refusal to hear private healthcare ban appeal …

(3 days ago) WEBThe head of a private surgical clinic in Vancouver has come out swinging against the Supreme Court of Canada for its refusal to hear an appeal of British Columbia’s ban on private surgical coverage.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9607970/brian-day-private-health-reaction-supreme-court/

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B.C. Supreme Court rules against private healthcare in …

(5 days ago) WEBThe B.C. Supreme court has ruled private healthcare is not a constitutional right if wait times are too long in a years-long case that will likely have implications across Canada’s health-care

https://globalnews.ca/news/7326893/bc-supreme-court-ruling-private-public-healthcare/

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Would more privatization in Canadian health care solve …

(4 days ago) WEBAs it stands, Canada's health-care spending is divided between the public and private sector at roughly a 75-25 split, and at a cost of about $6,666 per Canadian, according to CIHI. Private health

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-healthcare-privatization-debate-second-opinion-1.6554073

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Critics say B.C. ruling on private medical care highlights system …

(8 days ago) WEBArticle content. The decision by B.C.’s top court to uphold the ban on private health care was heralded as a “great victory” by the province’s health minister but …

https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-health-minister-applauds-ruling-on-private-medical-clinics-but-critics-say-case-highlights-gaps-in-system

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The Supreme Court dropped the ball on private health care

(7 days ago) WEBSo private health care became legal in Quebec, but only in Quebec. Fifteen years later, in 2020, a B.C. judge ruled in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British …

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-the-supreme-court-dropped-the-ball-on-private-health-care/

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Canada’s ban on private healthcare faces legal challenge

(1 days ago) WEBCanadian laws banning private healthcare for serious medical conditions are facing their first notable legal challenge in decades, in a case spearheaded by a …

https://www.bmj.com/content/354/bmj.i5045

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Increased Private Healthcare for Canada: Is That the Right Solution?

(3 days ago) WEBMedicare's Challenges and the Call for Private Financing. Medicare – the publicly funded, single-payer network of healthcare systems – is a popular Canadian public program, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7957357/

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Bill to limit Quebec private health agencies passed CTV News

(9 days ago) WEBThe long-term goal is to completely ban agencies as early as December 2024 for large centres like Quebec City and Montreal. The bill to limit private health …

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bill-to-limit-quebec-private-health-agencies-passed-1.6361738

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B.C. Court of Appeal to rule on private health care case

(9 days ago) WEBThe B.C. Court of Appeal will decide Friday whether a lower court made legal errors in a landmark decision that upheld key components of the province’s public …

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-bc-court-of-appeal-to-rule-on-private-health-care-case/

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Why Canada Doesn't Allow Private Healthcare - Capital Daily

(3 days ago) WEBBut it was only with the 1984 passage of the Canada Health Act, drafted in the final months of Pierre Trudeau’s premiership, that Canada codified its de facto ban …

https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/private-two-tier-healthcare-brian-day-bc

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The illegality of private health care in Canada CMAJ

(7 days ago) WEBWE ADDRESSED THE QUESTION OF WHETHER PRIVATE HEALTH CARE IS ILLEGAL in Canada by surveying the health insurance legislation of all 10 …

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/164/6/825

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Supreme Court ruling ends hope for many patients waiting for …

(3 days ago) WEBCanada also has the developed world’s longest wait times and some of the highest levels of health spending. Arguments that Canada is unique and that …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/blogs/supreme-court-ruling-ends-hope-for-many-patients-waiting-for-care-in-canada

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Top court strikes down Quebec private health-care ban

(3 days ago) WEBThe Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that the Quebec government cannot prevent people from paying for private insurance for health-care procedures …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/top-court-strikes-down-quebec-private-health-care-ban-1.547692

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Private Health Care in Canada New England Journal of Medicine

(9 days ago) WEBAbstract. The hallmarks of Canada's government-funded universal health care system include the public provision of core physician and hospital services and the …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp068064

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FTC Bans Non-Competes: Takeaways and Action Items for …

(8 days ago) WEBImportant terms in operating agreements and equity awards for private equity-backed healthcare providers – including vesting, clawback, repurchase and drag …

https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2024/04/ftc-bans-non-competes-takeaways-and-action-items-for-healthcare

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Guidance on the use of COVID-19 vaccines during the fall of 2024

(5 days ago) WEBThere are limited follow-up studies evaluating VE following vaccination with updated COVID-19 vaccines during the fall/winter 2023-2024 vaccination campaigns; …

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-guidance-covid-19-vaccines-fall-2024.html

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Abortion clinic in Florida braces for new restrictions - BBC

(9 days ago) WEBFlorida's six-week abortion ban has gone into effect, after the state previously allowed abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy. Jerneka, 20, is five weeks pregnant, …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68930854

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The illegality of private health care in Canada - PMC

(1 days ago) WEBCanada's restrictions on the private health care sector are said to “rival those of Cuba and North Korea” 1 and are seen by some as an important factor in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC80881/

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Private health agencies in Quebec launch legal challenge to new …

(3 days ago) WEBThe private agencies say that won't work. "We are a very important part of the public health-care system and we think that patients need us," Patrice Lapointe, …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/private-health-care-agencies-quebec-lawsuit-1.7192184

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Addiction a ‘health-care crisis’ as B.C. eyes public drug use ban

(8 days ago) WEBAddiction a ‘health-care crisis’ as B.C. eyes public drug use ban: minister. B.C.'s drug policy remains under the microscope just days after Premier David Eby …

https://globalnews.ca/news/10457635/bc-drug-decriminalizaiton-ottawa-response/

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Biden blames Trump for Florida's six-week abortion ban AP News

(9 days ago) WEBTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida’s upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have …

https://apnews.com/article/president-joe-biden-florida-donald-trump-abortion-6b069fd8c14c4c65236d708b347697f0

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On Emergency Abortion Access, Justices Seem Sharply Divided

(1 days ago) WEBThe dispute pits a federal law aimed at emergency medical care in hospitals against an Idaho ban on abortion in nearly all cases, with narrow exceptions for the life …

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/24/us/abortion-supreme-court-idaho

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Private health care in N.L. slammed by demand as patients seek …

(7 days ago) WEBPrivate health-care clinics in Newfoundland and Labrador are seeing increased demand as patients search for options outside the public system. ON …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-private-health-demand-1.6645551

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