Chronic disease Posts

Canada doesn’t have your back: Free health care only goes so far, especially for some seniors

September 24, 2014

Patty Randall began caring for her 80-something parents in the 1990s. For the next decade, she learned the limits of ...

Pharmacists Can Help Control Chronic Diseases That Account for 70 Per Cent Of Deaths In Canada

September 11, 2014

New report outlines how pharmacists can save up to $1.9 billion, managing these conditions is a government ...

CARP Health Care Poll Report

August 24, 2012

August 24, 2012: More efficiency in the system and management and prevention of chronic disease are seen to be the ...

First Council of the Federation Health Innovation Working Group Report

July 27, 2012

“From Innovation to Action: The First Report of the Health Care Innovation Working Group" July 27, 2012 - Yesterday ...

“Shedding Light on Canadians’ Total Wait for Care” – Wait Time Alliance

July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012 – Wait times for critical medical procedures has not improved since last year, according to the Wait ...

Shedding Light on Canadians’ Total Wait for Care – A New Wait Time Alliance Report

June 29, 2012

July 3, 2012 – Wait times for critical medical procedures has not improved since last year, according to the Wait ...

House of Commons Standing Committee on Health Tables Report on Chronic Disease

May 25, 2012

On Monday October 24th 2011, Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy, testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee ...

Preventing Illness Makes Cents: a letter from Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner

March 9, 2012

Dear CARP members, Why isn’t Ontario serious about preventing illness? To ensure that Ontario’s health care ...