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Letter to the Editor re: Health Costs of Ageing

February 11, 2010

February 2nd letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail in response to an article by Jeffrey Simpson, to read the ...

Caregiving – Why do we only care when it affects our pocketbook?

January 13, 2010

The issue of informal caregiving got a little more profile than usual recently as both the Alzheimers society and the ...

Caregiving – Why do we only care when it affects our pocketbook?

January 13, 2010

The issue of informal caregiving got a little more profile than usual recently as both the Alzheimer’s society ...

Aid program marred by wheelchair 'ripoff'

January 11, 2010

This article was originally published in the Toronto Sun on December 20th, 2009. To view their webpage, please Click ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit Investigates: Healthcare Costs of Ageing

December 15, 2009

The Economist Intelligence Unit has published a paper on ageing populations, their impact on healthcare systems and ...

CARP Reports on the H1N1 Emergency Parliamentary Debate

November 5, 2009

Sparks flew Monday night (November 2nd 2009) as the House of Commons engaged in a special emergency debate on the ...

Potential cuts to drug benefit program worry seniors

November 3, 2009

Seniors are worried they might have to choose between paying the rent or buying generic drugs in light of potential ...

Province mulling drug plan changes

October 26, 2009

October 24th 2009 Major changes to the Ontario drug benefit system -- based in part on a secret, $750,000 sole-sourced ...

Seniors fret over drug cuts

October 26, 2009

October 26th 2009 Seniors are worried they might have to choose between paying the rent or buying generic drugs in ...

What happened to Catastrophic and Rare Disease Drug Coverage?

August 6, 2009

The increased importance of pharmaceutical drugs in Canadian health care was not foreseen during the drafting of the ...