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Friends of Medicare Applauds Alberta Government for Protecting Women's Access to Health Care Services
Friends of Medicare is extremely pleased to see the introduction of Bill 9: The Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act, which will ensure that women in Alberta can freely exercise their right to safely access health care services.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
April 05, 2018 -
Restrained Spending in Budget 2018 Sets Unwelcome Precedent
MEDIA RELEASE
MARCH 22, 2018
RESTRAINED SPENDING IN BUDGET 2018 SETS UNWELCOME PRECEDENT
In the past three budgets, this government has managed to maintain the line of health care spending, staying slightly above population and inflation growth. Budget 2018 represents a concerning trend of spending restraints by only increasing health care spending by 3%, not even meeting population and inflation growth of 3.5%.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
March 22, 2018 -
Friends of Medicare and the Canadian Health Coalition Oppose Morneau's Plan to Limit Access to Drugs
MEDIA RELEASE
FEB 28, 2018
OTTAWA
Friends of Medicare and the Canadian Health Coalition Oppose Morneau's Plan to Limit Access to Drugs
The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC), representing health care advocates across Canada, and Friends of Medicare (FOM), its Alberta affiliate, have called the finance minister's backing away from a universal public drug plan a betrayal of the expressed desire of Canadians for what has been called the "unfinished business" of Medicare.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
February 28, 2018 -
Nine out of 10 Canadians Want to See the Federal Government Enforce the Canada Health Act
MEDIA RELEASE
FEB 26, 2018
OTTAWANine out of 10 Canadians Want to See the Federal Government Enforce the Canada Health Act
As the Alberta affiliate of the Canadian Health Coalition, Friends of Medicare is in the nation's capital this week to focus on provincial and national issues related to privatization and the proliferation of private clinics across the country. A new poll conducted by EKOS Polling and commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition shows 9 out of 10 Canadians want the federal government to intervene when unlawful billing takes place.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
February 26, 2018 -
UCP Health Policies Would Move Alberta Backwards to the 1990s
MEDIA RELEASE
JAN 11, 2018UCP Health Policies Would Move Alberta Backwards to the 1990s
Modern Health Care Solutions are Needed
Friends of Medicare are calling for a rejection of proposed UCP policies reported by the Calgary Herald yesterday that would see health care services privatized and budgets slashed.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
January 11, 2018 -
Greater Role for Public Sector in Hinton Continuing Care Applauded
Greater Role for Public Sector in Hinton Continuing Care Applauded
Friends of Medicare and Public Interest Alberta welcome a change in direction for continuing care today, with the announcement from Alberta's Ministry of Health that they will now be operating the Mountain View Centre supportive living services in Hinton. The facility is currently operated by the private not-for-profit Good Samaritan Society.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
December 20, 2017 -
Government Must Act to Save and Cover Hospital Fertility Services
MEDIA RELEASENOV. 30, 2017EDMONTON
Government Must Act to Save and Cover Hospital Fertility Services
Friends of Medicare joined patients impacted by the planned closure of uninsured fertility services at the Lois Hole Hospital for Women and supporters at the Alberta Legislature today to call on the Ministry of Health to reverse the planned closure and begin covering in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) treatment.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
November 30, 2017 -
Government Needs to Take Clear Action to End Blurred Lines for Private Clinics
MEDIA RELEASENOV 28, 2017EDMONTON
Government Needs to Take Clear Action to End Blurred Lines for Private Clinics
Friends of Medicare are calling for Alberta's Ministry of Health to take clear action to protect patients and the public from profit driven private clinics in light of the release of the Parkland Institute's report Blurred Lines: Private Membership Clinics and Public Health Care today.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
November 28, 2017 -
Dental Fee Guide Welcomed But More Action Needed
MEDIA RELEASENOV 22, 2017EDMONTON
Dental Fee Guide Welcomed But More Action Needed
Friends of Medicare are welcoming today's announcement of a reduced fee guide for dental services in Alberta, and urging the Ministry of Health to add dental coverage to Alberta's health care insurance plan. The guide recommends reductions of 8.5% in 60 common procedures.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
November 22, 2017 -
SENDING FERTILITY PATIENTS TO PRIVATE CARE IS THE WRONG DIRECTION
Nov 3Edmonton
SENDING FERTILITY PATIENTS TO PRIVATE CARE IS THE WRONG DIRECTION
Friends of Medicare are calling for a reversal of the AHS decision to terminate services at the Edmonton Regional Fertility and Women's Endocrine Clinic at Edmonton's Lois Hole Hospital.
News broke November 2 via twitter that the clinic will no longer offer services such as Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), as well as donor eggs and sperm programs. Patients will now be referred to private clinics in Edmonton or Calgary for those services.
Written by Fom Friends of Medicare
November 03, 2017