Last week’s provincial budget was accompanied by an uncharacteristic snippy release from the Ontario Hospital Association expressing disappointment. While OHA CEO Pat Campbell says there are a few positive initiatives…
We probably wouldn’t have believed it had we not received the documents outlining the new plan for specialized home care funding. It’s staggering in its ability to further complicate administration…
It had all the trappings of an election — lawn signs, leaflets, TV commercials, media coverage and an army of volunteers knocking on doors. This vote, however, wasn’t run by…
Like the rest of the budget, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa did little to change the course of last year’s austerity budget with regards to health care. One thing is…
Following the recommendations of the city’s Medical Officer of Health, the Toronto Board of Health is calling on the Ontario government to end the three-month wait for OHIP coverage for…
It makes us wonder why so few hospital CEOs are willing to publicly go to bat for their institutions. It’s true that in the past public advocacy was not always…
In hindsight the words sound eerie. In February we were in Nicaragua on a rare tour of a Maquila factory that manufactures Levis Dockers pants for the U.S. and Argentina.…
For home care this is significant. With their feet held to the fire by the NDP, the Wynne government announced last week they were going to invest $260 million in…
Dr. Marc Andre Gagnon says that while Medicare is sustainable, rising drug costs are not. A leading expert on pharmaceutical policy in Canada, Carleton University’s Gagnon spoke Saturday at the…
Dr. Danielle Martin calls it a “trap.” Opponents of Medicare argue that privatization or two-tier health care is the answer to the problems that face Canada’s health system. The trap…
Congratulations to Denise Wagler-Allan – winner of this year’s Health Care Divisional Council annual pop quiz. A $100 gift certificate goes to the delegate/alternate whose entry was first to be…
The Ontario PCs have released a new video with finance critic Peter Shurman suggesting the Liberals cannot balance their budget on schedule by restraining health care to 2 per cent…
At yesterday’s Central East LHIN The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) was asked to treat $2 million it thought it had coming back from Plexxus as “bad debt.” Plexxus is a not-for-profit…
In the age of accountability, being careful about your spending gets interesting when you don’t know much you will have to spend. Each provincial budget usually gives some indication of…
Last week The Scarborough Hospital announced it was eliminating 98 positions as part of its efforts reduce a $17 million annual deficit. On top of that, the hospital has found…
On April 8 and 9, 2013, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (“OPSEU”) published statements on news wire websites, OPSEU’s website, and certain blog websites, regarding Procom Consultants Group Ltd.…
Where is Leona Aglukkaq? Do you know who Leona Aglukkaq is? Perhaps you are more familiar with Steve Outhouse? He’s the spokesperson every time the Federal government is called upon…
After significantly cutting outpatient physiotherapy at hospitals across Ontario, the government is finally putting something back. The Ministry of Health says it is making a major investment in community-based physiotherapy,…
The Health Council of Canada’s days may be numbered. A creation of the 2003 10-year health accord between the provinces and the federal government, the Harper government has indicated that…
It had all the trappings of an election. There were lawn signs, TV commercials, and door-to-door campaigners. The local media solicited the views of both politicians and citizens as everyone…
