Canadian Doctors for Medicare explained
| Canadian Doctors for Medicare |
| Formation: | May 2006 |
| Type: | Non-profit |
| Purpose: | Advocacy |
| Headquarters: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Leader Title: | Executive Director |
| Leader Name: | Katie Arnup |
Canadian Doctors for Medicare is a Canadian non-profit advocacy organization that was founded in Toronto in 2006. The organization argues against the privatization of healthcare.
Organization
Canadian Doctors for Medicare is based in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
The organization's first director was Danielle Martin, as of 2023, the executive director is Katie Arnup.[2]
In 2014, the governing board had 17 members, all of them physicians. Board members include Jasmine Gite,[3] and Amit Arya.[4] Board chairs have included Danielle Martin, followed by Monika Dutt, then Joel Lexchin.[5] The organization has had over 1,000 members since 2006.
Activities
The organization was founded in May 2006.[6] In 2014, the organization advocated against the introduction of a formal system to facilitate medical tourism in Ontario.[7]
The organization advocates against the privatization of healthcare in Canada.[8] It organized the first Canadian Doctors for Medicare Summit in 2022.
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Canadian Doctors for Medicare . 2023-04-12 . Canadian Doctors for Medicare . en.
- Web site: Joannou . Ashley . 2023-04-06 . Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge . 2023-04-12 . . en.
- Duong D. How can Canada reduce surgical backlogs without expanding privatization? CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l’Association medicale canadienne. 2022;194(44):E1514-E1515. doi:10.1503/cmaj.1096025
- Web site: 2022-07-06 . Opinion How do we ‘fix’ Canadian health care? Not by forcing patients to pay . 2023-04-12 . . en.
- Collier . Roger . 2017-09-01 . How physicians can "flex their advocacy muscles" . CMAJ . 189 . 36 . E1152 . 10.1503/cmaj.1095479 . 1488-2329 . 5595558 . 28893880.
- Duffin . Jacalyn . 20 February 2018 . Doctors as Stewards of medicare, or not: CAMSI, MRG, CDM, DRHC and the thin alphabet soup of physician support . Health Economics, Policy and Law . en . 13 . 3-4 . 450–474 . 10.1017/S1744133117000470 . 1744-1331. free .
- Web site: Ontario looking to ban or further restrict medical tourism: source - Toronto Globalnews.ca . 2023-04-12 . Global News . en-US.
- News: Andrea Woo . 2023-04-06 . Supreme Court declines to hear B.C. doctor’s fight to let patients pick private health care . en-CA . . 2023-04-12.
