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[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

"We have a once in a generation opportunity to do Pharmacare right. Don’t be duped by fake #Pharmacare — half-measure, Band-Aid programs that only fill the gaps and will cost us more in the end without maximizing the benefits. " @bechardmel & @jasminegite
https://t.co/jUkt71nbcH

[Melanie Bechard @bechardmel]

When #Pharmacare legislation is released, it must be single-payer & universal.
Fill-the-gaps programs won't have the same benefits @liberal_party @NDP

#CdnPoli
#NoFakePharmacare

From @CdnDrs4Medicare @jasminegite in @TorontoStar

https://t.co/8t55Be6euQ

[Melanie Bechard @bechardmel]

"Instead, the province ought to reinvest in public and not-for-profit care while expanding best practices. In that space, unlike with doctors and nurses, there is no shortage of ideas that work" 🔥

Great piece from @David_Moscrop @CdnDrs4Medicare

[jasmine @jasminegite]

@npkondo @OUWB @BeaumontCards Aww congrats!! 🥹🥳

[Celeste George @cie1947]

Investments in the public system, including in team-based care, centralized waitlists, and better compensation for nurses, would deliver more “bang for our buck” says Jasmine Gite, a Hamilton-based family medicine resident and board member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare.

[CMAJ @CMAJ]

How can Canada reduce surgical backlogs without expanding privatization?
https://t.co/LRBbdtiHWd

#CdnHealth #MedTwitter @cdndrs4medicare @jasminegite @AllysonPollock @DavidUrbachMD

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

Board Members @jasminegite and @yipengGe kickstarting our forum on health care financing & delivery #CDMSummit

[jasmine @jasminegite]

Canadian health care is at a crossroads and the fate of equitable and accessible health care is at stake.

Register today for @CdnDrs4Medicare’s Health Policy Summit where we’ll tackle some of the big questions facing public health care.👇🏽

https://t.co/oO3R1GvHTD

[Yipeng Ge 葛义朋 @yipengGe]

Here's a great read to get in the mood for this discussion at the 🔜 #CDMSummit! "Privatization is not the answer. Solutions for our ailing health-care system are hiding in plain sight" authored by @CdnDrs4Medicare's very own @jasminegite and @bechardmel ➡️https://t.co/jkmk024God

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

Ever wondered what “privatization” of health care means? Worried about recent trends in Canada? You won’t want to miss our discussion on health care financing & delivery at the upcoming #CDMSummit.
Register here: https://t.co/GgArIBI6WB

[jasmine @jasminegite]

"Keeping people for longer to do the same procedure doesn't sound particularly innovative to me," 🎤🫳

[jasmine @jasminegite]

we know #virtualcare is here to stay, here’s how we should use it:

a 🧵 by @CdnDrs4Medicare 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

It's clear that #VirtualCare is here to stay. How can we leverage its advantages, while staying cognisant of its limitations to prevent exacerbating inequities in access to care? We believe that implementation of virtual care should be guided by the following principles: A 🧵

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

“That's the standard technique of privatization: defund, make sure things don't work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital.”

— Noam Chomsky

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

A huge win for our public healthcare system. Access to care should always be based on need, and not ability to pay. #BetterMedicare

[@andreawoo.bsky.social | 鄔瑞楓 @AndreaWoo]

BREAKING: The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of a trial judge in the case of Cambie Surgeries Corp vs. British Columbia, finding that provisions of B.C.'s Medicare Protection Act do not violate Charter rights. Story TK

[Canadian Doctors for Medicare @CdnDrs4Medicare]

On this day, 60 years ago, #Medicare was born in Saskatchewan under the leadership of Premier Tommy Douglas, making it the first universal, comprehensive, single-payer insurance system in North America. A🧵

[jasmine @jasminegite]

an unnerving part of adulthood no one preps you for: unexpectedly starting to face your parents’ mortality

[Colleen Fuller @ColleenFuller]

It’s past time to strengthen our health care system and add dental and Pharmacare, all outpatient and preventative care. 🙏🏼 @bechardmel & @jasminegite - great article @DrNancyOlivieri