Patience needed on doctors&#39; deal
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There is no sugar-coating the fact that the decision by Ontario doctors to reject a deal that would forever change the way they practise medicine is a major blow to the province&#39;s plan to transform the health-care system.
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CALGARY (CP) - Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh discounted suggestions from some provincial premiers that the recent 10-year deal on health care won&#39;t be enough.
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The medical profession has a costly, little-known secret: Many treatments don&#39;t work all that well for many -- even most -- people.
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A day after suggesting a new national health-care accord could be a long way off, Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged to work at the September health summit between Ottawa and provinces until a deal gets done.
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OTTAWA - Tempers flared at the national health summit on Tuesday over Ottawa&#39;s offer of short-term funding to address long waiting times for some medical procedures - a problem that some of the premiers tracked back to Paul Martin&#39;s term as finance
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As doctors voiced anger at an Annapolis rally yesterday over escalating insurance costs, legislative leaders said they remain far from a consensus on how to address the problem before Maryland physicians&#39; bills come due next month.
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A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.
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Patients are to get the chance to influence about Â£8,000 of the money received by their doctors surgery.
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Ministers are to put pressure on family doctors to extend opening hours, reigniting the GP contract row.
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A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.
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WATERLOO -- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was playing down expectations yesterday that next month&#39;s first ministers meeting in Ottawa would yield a health-care agreement between Ottawa and the provinces.
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As a new enrollment period gears up, employers are bracing for how much it is going to cost to cover their workers&#39; health. Although insurance premiums are expected to rise at a slower rate than
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The deal would set up a trust fund for employee and retiree health case benefits, but it was not immediately clear whether the union had achieved its job security demands.
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State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the n...
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Cross-party group wants to remove delays and need for two doctors to approve terminations.
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There are two ways to judge the recent health agreement reached among the federal government, the provinces and the territories. One is on substance: A fair analysis suggests the funding agreement will improve
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Doctors said the man who caused an international health scare would still require as much as two years of care.