At least four states in recent days have called in members of the National Guard to deal with health care staffing issues amid COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers. Late last week, Indiana became the latest state to deploy the National Guard to hospitals around the state. The Indiana Department of Health confirmed to…
4 States Call in National Guard to Deal With Health Care Staffing Crisis
December 12, 2021
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A Life in the Balance While Wisconsin Court Mulls Ivermectin
December 9, 2021
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When John Zingsheim walked into the Aurora Medical Center in his hometown of Hartford, Wis., he had no way to know that his soon-to-be-diagnosed COVID-19 case would thrust his family into the headlines and leave his life hanging in the balance while attorneys argue over ivermectin, the treatment he requested before being placed on a…
Cost of Living Top Priority for Canadians as Parliament Returns: Poll
Canadians want MPs to tackle the rising cost of living when Parliament resumes on Nov. 22 for the first time in five months, a new poll finds. Conducted by Ipsos for Global News, the survey found that the rising cost of essentials such as groceries and gas have become top of mind for Canadians—outranking the…
Quebec Judge Rules Province’s Abandoned Health-Care Vaccine Mandate Is Legal
November 15, 2021
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MONTREAL—A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of the province’s vaccine mandate for health−care workers, nearly two weeks after the government suspended the health order. Justice Michel Yergeau’s decision released today denies the request for an injunction brought by unvaccinated health network employees. The Quebec government announced on Nov. 3 it was abandoning…
Vaccine Mandates: Those Whose Jobs are Threatened Must Hold the Line
Commentary Proponents of vaccine mandates and pursuers of the “COVID zero” impossible dream have effectively depicted those opposed as wingnut conspiracy theorists. Yet at our boutique Ottawa law firm, where we focus on human rights and charter litigation, we are inundated with calls for legal help on vaccine mandates. They come from Canadians in all…
LA Care Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Program
November 8, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles’s publically operated health plan announced Nov.8 a COVID-19 vaccination incentive program that will give its members 12 years and older a $50 gift card for getting either the first or second dose. LA Care Health Plan initiated the program to encourage its unvaccinated Medi-Cal and Cal MediConnect members to get a jab. The…
Post Pandemic Health Systems Could Be Challenged by COVID 19 Spending Spike: CIHI
A spike in health-care spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to some serious financial challenges for provinces as they work to rebuild their health systems in the aftermath, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. The spending surge is expected to reach a record $308 billion in 2021, say newly released projections from…
Cash for Kids, No Work Required
October 27, 2021
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Commentary Democrats used to be the party of working people. Now, they sneer at people who work hard. Democrats pushing to pass the Build Back Better bill want a single parent with two kids to be able to take home well over $31,000 in cash and noncash federal benefits a year, tax-free, without having to…
Pandemic Highlights Need for Health-Care Reform, Say Critics
The cancellation of medical procedures during the pandemic reveals inherent problems within the health-care system, prompting advocates to call for a greater role for the private sector or for the government to consider alternative models, while others remain sternly opposed. As in earlier phases of the pandemic, thousands of surgeries were cancelled across Canada again…
Many Canadians Not Aware of True Cost of Health Care: Report
Many Canadians do not know the true cost of the country’s public health system, a new report says, noting health care in Canada is not “free” but paid for through the tax system. This knowledge gap is partly because Canadians don’t see the bills for the medical services they use, and partly because there is no…
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