Martin signals flexibility in health deal
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KELOWNA - Prime Minister Paul Martin says he&#39;s willing to make concessions to forge a lasting health-care deal with the premiers, including individual deals with the provinces and the possibility of more equalization payments.
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OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s premiers and territorial leaders released a health funding counter-proposal Tuesday, saying Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s offer of $24.
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Pharmacies in England and Wales could  offer some services currently provided by GPs under a new contract.
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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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Prime Minister Paul Martin announces plans to improve health care for Canada's indigenous people.
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KNOWLTON, Que. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin brushed aside criticism on Friday from a former premier who said Quebec&#39;s side deal in a federal-provincial health accord could weaken the country.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The premiers went for Sunday dinner at Prime Minister Paul Martin's but his offer of billions more for health care left them confused, frustrated, and hungry for more.
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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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Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.
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KNOWLTON, Que. (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin brushed aside criticism on Friday from a former premier who said Quebec's side deal in a federal-provincial health accord could weaken the country.
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President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry are offering distinct plans to help Americans cope with the rising costs of health care.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's premiers are hopeful that Prime Minister Paul Martin's tenuous grip on a minority government will give them leverage to drive a hard bargain at this week's high-stakes health-care summit.
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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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Private health insurers are being invited to take over the purchasing of care for NHS patients, putting in place one of the final pieces of the government's drive to shift to a fully mixed economy of NHS care.
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President Bush's nominee for secretary of health and human services said Tuesday that states could provide health insurance to more people if they had "greater flexibility" to reshape the Medicaid program.
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The Premiers says Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s offer of 58.1 billion dollars in health care funding over 10 years needs CPR. Martin had wanted to focus on health care reforms during day one of the national summit in Ottawa.
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The Bush administration sought Wednesday to revive its plan for making health insurance more affordable by signaling a willingness to compromise on proposed tax incentives.