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WEBResidents in Alberta can purchase private health insurance for medical services for their dogs, but it Back in 1962, Saskatchewan patients and doctors rose up to defend their …

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» An Empowered Patient

WEBThe two women, who co-founded The Empowered Patient Coalition work towards improving patient safety by providing people with information and resources for …

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When Improving Your Health Changes Your Life: A Canadian …

WEBMelina Perron in 2008 and 2014 as Canadian Women’s Lightweight Bodybuilding Champion.

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What is wrong with Canadian Health Care

WEBby Heather | Sep 20, 2009 | Canadian Health Care Information | 0 comments. Ask someone who is waiting for a test or surgery, or who cannot find a family doctor what is wrong with …

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» Provincial Legislation

WEBIn many provinces and territories it is illegal for individuals to purchase private insurance for publicly funded health services. Those without legislation specifically prohibiting private …

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» Welcome to The Patient Factor website

WEBIn June 2006, I survived an adverse event in a hospital while giving birth to my daughter. In the weeks that followed my condition continued to deteriorate.

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Know the Issues in Canadian Health Care

WEBAccountability. Accessibility and accountability are two of the most important issues facing patients in the Canadian health care system. It is easy to see why the public is now …

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» Federal Legislation

WEBFederal Health Care Legislation. The Canada Health Act is the federal health care insurance legislation passed in 1984 outlining the requirements the provinces and …

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» Health Care Stories

WEBThe Unholy Alliance between Organized Medicine and Government: A Father’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Public Health Care. The Kilby family had just lost an angel from …

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World Health Organization’s Ranking of the World’s Health Systems

WEBFrance’s excellence in health care delivery is probably due to two major factors: 1) it is extraordinarily open and communicative with patients and families which reaps …

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Universal Health Care: Who says it’s the fairest of them all

WEBRecent media coverage of the case of a young boy in Ontario is causing some Canadians to question the fairness of Canada’s universal health care system. …

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» Too Old for Hip Surgery

WEBThe specialist recommended a “Birmingham” hip resurfacing surgery as the best medical option. But — the government decided that Mr. Murray, who was 57, was …

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» Funding for Health Care

WEBCanadian health care is funded through the general revenues of the federal and provincial and territorial governments. The largest portions of general revenue come from income …

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» The 10 Million Dollar Question About Queue-jumping and …

WEBHow does a request to examine the concerns of doctors facing intimidation within a public health care system morph into a Health Services Preferential Access …

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» The True Meaning of Private Health Care

WEBIt was the disappearance of private health care’s true meaning. In Canada, legislation prohibits patients from directly paying for any publicly insured “medically necessary” …

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Stakeholders in Canadian Health Care

WEBMerriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines a stakeholder as one who is involved in or affected by a course of action. Patients. Yes, you are a stakeholder! You are part of the …

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» Canadian Politicians Without a Queue

WEBThe truth is that universal health care and its queues do not provide each of us with equal access when it comes to caring for our health. In a 2005 judgment, the …

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