Category: health care reform

Congressional Gridlock After Midterms May ‘Not Be All That Bad for Markets,’ Says Economist

A wave of Republican victories in the coming midterm elections will lead to a divided Congress, likely stalling President Joe Biden’s soft infrastructure—healthcare and childcare—agenda, according to an American economist. “The House is very much tilting red and the Senate races have certainly narrowed in recent weeks. So, it will be very much gridlock in…


Cory Morgan: As Canada’s Health Care System Teeters on the Brink of Collapse, Politicians Refuse to Utter the Word ‘Reform’

Commentary In New Brunswick, 74,000 people are on a waiting list trying to find a family doctor, while some have even desperately taken to Twitter in hopes of finding one. In B.C., hospitals are cutting hours for their emergency rooms and primary care centres are on the brink of being overwhelmed. In Ontario, hospitals have been…


Ad Pleading for Doctor Results in Multiple Offers, Hundreds of Messages From Canadians With No Family Physician

Janet Mort bought a newspaper ad in a desperate plea to get a doctor for her ailing husband Michael. A helpful doctor and hundreds of Canadians in the same plight responded—including some in Mort’s own family. The Brentwood Bay resident in the Victoria, B.C., area placed her ad on page A2 in the July 30…