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Backgrounder: A primer on the legal challenge between Cambie Surgeries Corporation (led by Dr. Brian Day) and British Columbia — and how it may affect our healthcare system“Medicare,” provides public funding for all medically necessary hospital and physician services.
Prentice under fire for boutique clinic link
James Wood & Chris Varcoe.
Calgary Herald
B.C. Supreme Court case ‘biggest threat to medicare in this generation’
Theresa Boyle.
The Star.com
Why walk-in health care is a fast-growing profit center for retail chains
Martha Hamilton.
The Washington Post
Two Canadians lead Obamacare debate
William Marsden.
Calgary Herald
Private clinics misleading Ontario patients
The Canadian Press.
CBC News
A State-by-State Look at Health Insurance Affordability Prior to the New Coverage Expansions
Cathy Schoen et al.
The Commonwealth Fund
Medical tourism is a sickness, not a cure
Sandra Azocar.
Calgary Herald
Hospital Chain Said to Scheme to Inflate Bills
Julie Creswell & Reed Abelson.
The New York Times
Staffing levels at for-profit seniors homes ‘dangerous,’ expert says
Matt McClure.
Calgary Herald
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