Tag: Canadian Medical Association

It Will Take More Than Money to Fix Health Care: Canadian Medical Association

April 20, 2023
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The president of the Canadian Medical Association says the new health funding deal struck between provinces and the federal government represents the biggest nominal injection of cash into Canada’s health system, but that won’t be enough to fix what’s broken. The association compared the deal with other health agreements over the last two decades and…

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95% of Doctors Would Support Pan-Canadian Medical Licensing: Survey

February 1, 2023
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Nearly all doctors in Canada say they are supportive of changes to medical licensing that would enable them to provide care to patients anywhere in the country, a new survey by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) indicates. The poll, completed with over 5,000 practicing and retired doctors and medical learners, found that 95 percent of…

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More Than $1B Needed to Clear Surgical Backlogs: Canadian Medical Association

November 30, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Canadian Medical Association says it will cost $1.3 billion to clear the backlogs for eight key procedures that were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. The association commissioned consulting firm Deloitte to report on the effect of the pandemic on Canada’s health-care system. Deloitte found a backlog of 327,800 procedures across Canada. The…

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