The Canada Health Act has not changed substantially for four decades. “No one thought it would go untouched for 40 years,” says Bill Tholl, a senior policy adviser for Monique Bégin back in 1984.

Look, I'm just a recovering lawyer and I'm certainly no expert on health law, so I have no idea what the following clauses of the Canada Health Act really mean but let me give it a shot: User charges ...

I live in the gap between what the health system promises and what it delivers. Even with a strong support network, I’m the ...

The Canada Health Act specifies criteria -- such as free, universal access to health care in the public system -- that the provinces and territories must meet to receive federal health care payments.

Canada’s health-care system is under siege. The country is still grappling with an acute crisis in our hospitals stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic while the slow-moving quagmire caused by the ...

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2025 /CNW/ - Canadians are facing significant challenges when it comes to our healthcare system – from overwhelmed emergency rooms, to lack of access to a primary care ...

On April 1, 1984, the Canada Health Act became law. Patients have been needlessly waiting, and sometimes dying, ever since. National Post April 1, 2014 Full Comment.

I am concerned about your recent editorial on the Canada Health Act (CHA).1 It suggests that the CHA is unsustainable at current government funding levels and therefore needs to be revisited. This is ...

Canada's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Quebec law that banned private insurance for services covered under Medicare, a landmark decision that could affect the country's universal health ...

According to the 2020-2021 Canada Health Act Annual Report, for the most part, provincial and territorial health-care insurance plans met the requirements of the Canada Health Act.

The Canada Health Act (CHA), introduced in 1984, governs the complicated fiscal agreement between the provinces, who administer health services, and the feds, ...

It seems almost paradoxical that in these times of unparalleled economic prosperity, reduced personal taxes and national budget surpluses most developed countries are worried about the sustainability ...