Canada Health News
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Canada’s drug pricing conflict sparked by health minister letter, emails showEmails suggest some on the regulator's board believed the crisis that followed the minister's letter threatened the very survival of the agency.PoliticsJun 8, 2023
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Premiers ask Trudeau for formal review process for future health funding talksCanada’s premiers say they are ready to negotiate with Ottawa on its health funding deal, but they are also calling for a formal review process for future health funding talks.PoliticsFeb 16, 2023
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Here’s how much provinces have in surplus while demanding more federal health cashAs Canada’s premiers express disappointment over Ottawa’s health deal, questions are being raised about why they are demanding more federal cash while sitting on surplus budgets.PoliticsFeb 16, 2023
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Premiers agree to accept Ottawa’s health funding offer: ‘A step in the right direction’Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them, although it is far less than they had been asking for.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Paxlovid slashed severe outcomes for at-risk patients after Omicron surge, study findsCanadians at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 who took Paxlovid had a significantly lower risk of being hospitalized or dying as a result of the virus, a new study shows.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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Public vs. private care? Here’s where Ottawa wants extra health funds to goIntergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the multi-billion federal health funding deal will be focused on supporting the public system, not private facilities.PoliticsFeb 12, 2023
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Trudeau says provinces need to ‘step up’ as health funding talks beginAs negotiations begin on Ottawa’s multi-billion health funding offer, PM Justin Trudeau says it’s time provinces use more of their own surplus budgets to support health workers.PoliticsFeb 10, 2023
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‘We have to move quickly’: Health workers urge premiers to accept Ottawa’s health dealAs premiers mull their response to Ottawa's multi-billion dollar health funding offer, health-care workers are urging government leaders to work quickly to finalize a deal.HealthFeb 8, 2023
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Will provinces accept Trudeau’s new health funding deal? Feds to ask ministersPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers met in Ottawa where he presented an offer that would see transfers to the provinces rise by $196 billion over the next 10 years.HealthFeb 8, 2023
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Ottawa lays out health plan worth $196B over next decade, with $46B in new spendingThe federal government is offering the provinces and territories a health funding deal worth $196.1 billion over 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new money.PoliticsFeb 7, 2023
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