How BC Can Fix Primary Health Care, With or Without Corporations – The Tyee
Health Minister Adrian Dix says business can play a role in delivering health services. Not everyone agrees. Part of a series. Andrew MacLeod 11 Sep 2020 | TheTyee.caAndrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at amacleod@thetyee.ca To describe the way he practises […]
What Happens When Health Care Becomes a Stock Market Play?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver company Well Health Technologies Corp. was growing rapidly and had ambitious expansion plans. Some investors saw an opportunity. But other people saw a threat to public health care. Andrew MacLeod 9 Sep 2020 | TheTyee.caAndrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, […]
Corporations Want Your Health Records. Who’s Keeping Them Safe?
Big Business has moved into managing patients’ health files, but privacy laws haven’t kept pace, advocates say. Part of a series. Andrew MacLeod 10 Sep 2020 | TheTyee.caAndrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at amacleod@thetyee.ca For corporations like Telus and Well […]
Why Are Corporations Moving into Health Care? Doctors Say It’s the System’s Fault
But MDs are regulated and governed by an ethical code. Big Business isn’t, advocates warn. Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at amacleod@thetyee.ca McCracken [medical director of the large urban clinic]: “Corporate values are very different from physician […]
Profits Before Patients? The Corporate Push into BC’s Primary Care System
A series of articles by the Tyee [Excerpts]Click on the bold to access the articles. Profits Before Patients? The Corporate Push into BC’s Primary Care SystemBig business sees opportunity in replacing the family doctor with corporate clinics or virtual care. Advocates see peril. First in a series. Andrew MacLeod 7 Sep 2020 | TheTyee.caAndrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s […]
Private virtual health services are booming in a ‘policy vacuum’
Private virtual health services are booming in a ‘policy vacuum’ Jan. 17, 2021[Excerpts] When over-the-counter medication failed to quell a sudden and intense allergic reaction, the Toronto senior turned to her computer in search of a remedy. A quick Google search brought her to the website of Maple Corp., one of the country’s largest providers […]
April 2021
A sample of what is in this issue: The Myth of Universal Health Care BC-wide transit and business incentives could fill rural transport gaps [link] Dying for love: Disconnection in the time of COVID-19 [link] A behind-the-scenes look at why Canada delayed 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines [link] Volunteer-run medical flight service receives $500K to buy […]