ALEX McCUAIG
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Plain Language Guide to Addressing Your Health Care Concerns
Friends of Medicare Palliser Chapter has created this handy brochure to help individuals address health care concerns for themselves or a loved one. This plain language guide can help you to navigate the complexities involved in lodging a complaint, and to find support in doing so.
To download a printable version of the guide, click here.
Read moreDecember 9 News Roundup
We're pleased to share a joint opinion piece from today's Edmonton Journal with you written by Public Interest Alberta's Seniors Task Force Chair and our Executive Director Sandra Azocar. They've highlighted ongoing issues in continuing care and offer up solutions to help better regulate private care while moving towards greater public involvement.
We think it's an important conversation to be having and encourage you to share via your networks:
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National Medicare Week - Write Your MP!
Via our partners in the Canadian Health Coalition
"November 29 - December 5, 2015 is National Medicare Week, an important moment to celebrate our public health care system that is the pride of our nation. It is also a crucial time to focus on our vision for public health care moving forward.
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Friends of Medicare in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat News, Monday, October 22, 2012
CHARLES LEFEBVRE
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The public should demand answers about the increasing costs of health care in Alberta. That was the main message delivered Saturday afternoon by Friends of Medicare provincial director Sandra Azocar at Palliser Friends of Medicare’s annual general meeting.
“Alberta Health Services have become radically more politicized and less accountable than the previous system ever was,” she said. “We have a government model that’s turning into a running joke.”
Read moreMeeting with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman
On Monday, July 20, 2015, the Board members and the staff of Friends of Medicare met with Health Minister Sarah Hoffman. The meeting was productive and insightful, with mutual respect and shared values characterizing the exchanges.
Read moreAlberta health care can be better, but not through lawsuits and a two-tier system
The following opinion article was published in the Medicine Hat News on April 11, 2014 (available on their website here).
On April 2, Justice P. R. Jeffrey of Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench rejected the claim put forward by lawyer John Carpay on behalf of Darcy Allen that prohibition on private health insurance in Alberta infringes on Mr. Allen’s Charter Rights.
Improvements in health-care system showcased
Budget will hurt long-term care services
The three-per-cent increase in Alberta health care spending was highlighted as one of the few increases in this year's budget. To the local Friends of Medicare chapter, compared to the promised 4.5-per-cent increase in 2013, it represents nothing but a cut.
Federal government must provide leadership on public health care
Following is an open letter to LaVar Payne, Member of Parliament, Medicine Hat.
Contrary to what you as our MP have stated in multiple public forums in this region, the federal government DOES have a responsibility in the implementation and delivery of public health care. In fact, Canadians are looking for strong federal leadership in health care.
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