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Poverty interventions are health interventions: Three

Disability, mental illness and experiences of adversity in childhood and throughout life, are ubiquitous in populations suffering from poverty, isolation and … See more

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Three health care priorities for a new government : Policy Note

WEBBC’s new government has the opportunity to foster a culture of teamwork, innovation and quality improvement in health care. Priorities should focus on reducing …

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To address health inequalities, look beyond the role of individual

WEBBy Iglika Ivanova. A new report by the Canadian Medical Association provides a timely reminder that money buys better health, even in a country with a …

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Paid sick leave finally on the agenda: Here's why it matters

WEBThe likelihood of a job providing paid sick leave appears to increase with pay, however, even those earning between $40,000 and $50,000 per year—close to the …

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The importance of community health centres in BC’s primary care …

WEBCommunity health centres (CHCs) have been an effective but under-valued model for delivering primary health care 1 for decades in Canada and the US. One of …

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Landmark health care case spotlights problems of a profit-centred

WEBCanadian and international evidence demonstrates that private, for-profit delivery of surgical and diagnostic services is more expensive than non-profit delivery, …

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Austerity comes to BC’s health care system : Policy Note

WEBBy Marc Lee. For many years, BC’s health care system escaped the austerity imposed on other parts of the public sector. No longer. While total dollars …

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New survey data shines light on the extent and impacts of …

WEBThe Employment Precarity Index shows a polarized BC job market pre-pandemic. We found that 37% of survey respondents had Precarious jobs and only 18% …

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The concerning rise of corporate medicine: Public contracts with

WEBA progressive take on BC issues. Andrew Longhurst. Andrew Longhurst, BA (Hons), MA, is a research associate with the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy …

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The biggest source of waste in Canadian health care

WEBIn turn, the other 71% of Canada’s health expenditures are financed under the public system – a proportion that trails the vast majority of countries in Europe …

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Priorities and funding for health care in BC : Policy Note

WEBProvincial health spending as a share of our economy has been relatively steady in recent years and is projected to fall from 7.8 per cent of GDP in 2009 to 7.3 …

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20 years later: How corporations took over Canada’s health care …

WEBCaring for Profit: How corporations are taking over Canada’s health care system was published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and New …

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Big challenges and opportunities for the BC budget : Policy Note

WEBBritish Columbia is facing big social and environmental challenges ahead of Budget 2023: sky high rents, health care under enormous strain, a toxic drugs crisis, …

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Growing toll of COVID-19 on hospitals & population health should

WEBthe estimated total cost of hospitalizations increased 16% in Canada and 5% in BC (from $477.3 million in 2021-22 to $501.9 million in 2022-23). Additional CIHI data …

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Underneath the legal drama: The ethics of for-profit health care in …

WEBWith legal distractions temporarily swept aside, British Columbians have the opportunity to better understand the complex story behind the push for for-profit care, …

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How Doctors are Paid in BC : Policy Note

WEBBy Dr. Vanessa Brcic [A version of this piece was posted on the Tyee]. Health care is the biggest, most expensive and most important thing that government …

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Marcy Cohen : Policy Note

WEBMarcy Cohen is a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and an adjunct faculty member in Health Sciences at Simon Fraser …

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How (and how much) doctors are paid: why it matters

WEBThe earnings gap between physicians: 97 of BC’s top 100 highest-paid physicians are specialists . Another important issue is the wide gap in earnings between …

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BC Budget: Big Challenges—Small Steps : Policy Note

WEBBoth operating and capital spending will see increases this year and the budget projects a $7.9 billion operating deficit in 2023/24. Projected deficits will fall to …

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