Canadian Doctors for Medicare
@CdnDrs4Medicare
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An evidence-based, values-driven organization dedicated to strengthening & preserving Canada's publicly-funded health care system. Join today!
Toronto
Joined April 2011
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⚠️ 6.5M Canadians lack a family doctor—how do we fix primary care without expanding for-profit care? Join us for a discussion with Dr. Danyaal Raza, Dr. Lindsay Hedden & Dr. Michelle Cohen on solutions for primary care reform. Get your ticket via the link in our bio! 🎟️
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🌟What are the best ways to improve access to public healthcare while countering the growth of for-profit care in today’s political climate? 🌟 Join us for a discussion at the CDM Health Summit with Dr. Ryan Meili as we explore the pathways to achievable healthcare reform.
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On March 8, 2025, we will be hosting our first-ever in-person conference in Toronto! 🎉 The Health Summit will spotlight evidence-based solutions to strengthen our public health system and counter the shift toward for-profit care. To buy your ticket, visit the link in our bio!
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PRESS RELEASE: Canadian Doctors for Medicare Says Canada Health Act Policy Interpretation Letter Falls Short
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RT @CanHealthwatch: Is paying out-of-pocket for medically necessary care allowed? Doctors and nurses say patients need to know now https://…
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RT @HealthCoalition: After 18 months, where is the Canada Health Act Interpretation letter? Today we joined w @CdnDrs4Medicare and @CFNU ur…
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@JustinTrudeau This morning, with support from the @HealthCoalition and the @CFNU, we hosted a press conference on Parliament Hill, urging the immediate release of the Canada Health Act (CHA) interpretation letter. Watch here:
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RT @alandrummond2: Opinion: Primary care should involve a team looking after patients, not hodge-podge of providers
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RT @for_dentalcare: Thank you @NDP. Still a lot of work to do, but this is already the largest expansion of public dental care in Canadian…
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"The only ones who would benefit from exempting virtual care and nurse practitioner care from the provisions of the CHA would be for-profit virtual care corporations and insurance companies, not patients." From CDM Vice-Chair @bernarddho
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RT @redeyeradio: Saturday | 10:05 PT Andrew Longhurst joins us to discuss the connection between wait times for surgical procedures and th…
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RT @raghu_venugopal: The Globe's "what is wrong with private drug insurance?" is the same failed logic applied by Ontario Conservatives in…
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Incredible news. This is a vital first step towards universal, single-payer, public #pharmacare. To learn more about the bill and next steps, visit our new website:
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RT @HealthCoalition: Dr Eric Hoskins, author of the 2019 gold standard study on the importance and benefits of pharmacare, speaks out for t…
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Great article outlining how for-profit corporations systematically worsens patient outcomes to increase profit. "When private equity comes for health care, though, the result is human suffering"
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"Universal drug coverage is beneficial to mental, physical and societal health in a far greater number of ways that shouldn’t be ignored or dismissed." From @DrGorfinkel & CDM Board Member @joel_lexchin #Pharmacare
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