Tag Archive | "medicare"
The Fight for Medicare in Canada
The story of how Canadian medicare was won and how it is being lost provides many valuable lessons.
Continue reading...The US and Canada: Different Forms of Medical Rationing
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Both the U.S. and Canada ration medical services. In the US, rationing is based on ability to pay. Canada rations by under-funding the medical system, bringing inequality through the back door.
Continue reading...RN to RN: A Conversation of Global Concern
Friday, April 17, 2009
"I’m struck by our similar concerns, even though we care for different kinds of patients in three different countries with different health-care systems."
Continue reading...Why I’m NOT Voting for Obama
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Our hopes and dreams for a better life do not fit in their ballot boxes
Continue reading...Health Care or Damage Control?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Capitalism cannot deliver genuine health care. A real health-care system would oppose profitable practices like hazardous work, adulterated food, industrial pollution and wars of acquisition. Putting health first requires a fundamentally different social system.
Continue reading...Caring for Profit in Canada’s Medical System
Monday, February 1, 1999
In Caring for Profit, Colleen Fuller exposes the corporate players and their allies in medicine and government who are opening Canada’s health-care system to market forces.
Continue reading...The Myth of Scarcity
Friday, January 1, 1999
The myth of scarcity is used to limit majority access to medical and social services. In reality, society has more than enough resources to meet human needs.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
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