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Jan 14: Dr's Lafontaine and Smart, Cdn Med Assoc Presidents on Health Care Crisis

Roy Green Show

English - January 14, 2023 22:18 - 15 minutes - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
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Last Saturday we began a conversation with the current and immediate past presidents of the Canadian Medical Association about the crisis enveloping Canadian health care. Today Dr's Alika Lafontaine and Katharine Smart continue on our program with their assessment of what Canada's healthcare system is most in need of. Dr. Smart has repeatedly stated "money should follow the patient." This as a new funding model between Ottawa and the provinces is taking shape and as increased presence of private health care in Canada appears likely. Meanwhile reports two Nova Scotia women died while waiting for care at hospital E.R's.
Guests: Dr. Alika Lafontaine. President: CMA.
& Dr. Katharine Smart: Immediate past-president CMA
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Last Saturday we began a conversation with the current and immediate past presidents of the Canadian Medical Association about the crisis enveloping Canadian health care. Today Dr's Alika Lafontaine and Katharine Smart continue on our program with their assessment of what Canada's healthcare system is most in need of. Dr. Smart has repeatedly stated "money should follow the patient." This as a new funding model between Ottawa and the provinces is taking shape and as increased presence of private health care in Canada appears likely. Meanwhile reports two Nova Scotia women died while waiting for care at hospital E.R's.

Guests: Dr. Alika Lafontaine. President: CMA.

& Dr. Katharine Smart: Immediate past-president CMA

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