Healthcare Posts

Bureaucracy over healthcare?

April 23, 2008

CARP takes up the case of an Ontario woman who won’t be reimbursed for life-saving cancer surgery because of red ...

CARP In the News: CARP Urges Action on Cancer Care Coverage, Red Tape should not bar reimbursement

March 31, 2008

CARP urges Minister Smitherman to take action in de Vries case -to reimburse Sylvia de Vries the US$60,000 she paid for ...

CARP demands action in Cancer Case

March 17, 2008

CARP is taking up the case of Sylvia de Vries, the Windsor woman who spent $60,000 in the U.S. for life-saving ovarian ...

Federal Budget 2008

March 4, 2008

The new Federal Budget offers some movement on several issues that CARP has been advocating. The Federal Budget ...

CARP’s Response to Federal Budget 2008

February 26, 2008

February 26, 2008 - Earlier today at a special budget “lockup” session on Parliament Hill, CARP was part ...

The travails of long-term travel

January 28, 2008

Before packing your bags for an extended out-of-country stay, make sure you know how leaving the country will affect ...

CARP Congratulates Ontario Health Minister for Home Care Breakthrough

January 24, 2008

For Immediate Release TORONTO (January 23, 2008) – Minister of Health George Smitherman’s decision to halt ...

Top health stories of 2007

January 8, 2008

This year in review: a look at some of the most notable stories in health and wellness. From deadly vegetables to ...

Holidays and heart attacks

December 20, 2007

The downside of holiday revelry: December and January are the deadliest months for heart attacks. More people die of ...

Your voice: Readers modestly optimistic; list health as main concern for 2008

December 3, 2007

Over 1,500 respond to November survey on CARP Action Online. Readers of CARP Action Online are modestly optimistic ...