Canada Agrees to Increase Spending on Its Health Care
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Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would
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There is a lot of talk about the need to boost the training and retention of Canada&#39;s medical workforce.
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Toronto -- Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would substantially increase federal spending for Canada&#39;s ailing $60 billion
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The country&#39;s provincial and territorial health ministers forged ahead today with their push for a multibillion-dollar national pharmacare program despite continuing rejection of the idea from Ottawa.
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TORONTO - Downsizing strategies implemented by governments and companies alike in the 1990s have burdened Canada&#39;s health-care system with up to $14 billion a year in additional costs, a new federal study concludes.
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The annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on health spending shows that health spending in the country is expected to reach $130.3 billion in 2004, a 5.9% increase over last year and the lowest annual increase in the last seven
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First ministers made good progress at health talks. But Canadians expect transparency and we should not give up on open, public. The public had high expectations for significant progress toward fixing health
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Canada needs to invest $1 billion over the next five years to reverse its serious shortage of doctors and ensure there will be enough health-care providers in future to reduce long waiting lists plaguing hospitals, the Canadian Medical Association says.
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Officials agreed to send $14 billion in federal money over six years to the 13 provinces and territories that administer health care.
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FREDERICTON - Premier Bernard Lord says he may be willing to give up on a national prescription drug program to get more money for health care from Ottawa.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government will be making a huge mistake if it gives the provinces more money for health without attaching conditions to ensure it is spent to reform the system, says Roy Romanow.
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OTTAWA - Premier Bernard Lord has signed his name to a deal that will pour millions more dollars into New Brunswick&#39;s health care coffers.
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OTTAWA - Ottawa&#39;s latest $12 billion offer is not enough to fix Canada&#39;s health care system, some premiers are charging as they prepare for an historic three-day summit with the prime minister.
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The side deal in the health accord that left Quebec out of federal demands for medicare reform proves Canada works for the province, Premier Jean Charest said Thursday.
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OTTAWA -- The federal government is kicking in billions in extra bucks for a health-care deal with the provinces -- but that won&#39;t leave much cash in Ottawa&#39;s piggy bank for anything else, analysts say.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers are gathered in Ottawa preparing for an historic summit with the prime minister on the issue of health care.
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The airline also announced today that it was increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and as part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.