Online tool compares health care in provinces to OECD

cbcnewsObesity rate in Canada is higher than in most other OECD countries

An interactive tool allows people to compare provincial results on health indicators such as quality of care and patient safety to OECD averages.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information web tool visually compare provinces and the national average on five indicators versus 34 OECD countries, with an emphasis on countries that are most similar to Canada.

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10 steps to mental health equality

guardianSo often we hear taht mental illness must be recognised as being as important as physical illness. Yet despite pledges by the UK government to increase funding for mental health, what we actually witness time an again si mental health bearing the brunt of cuts. 

The reality is that people are dying. Health professionals are out on the streets because they cannot carry on. And George Osborne’s precious economy is weakened to the tune of £100bn per annum because of a lack of sufficient mental health services.

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Repeal the ‘Cadillac Tax’ to Protect Quality Health Benefits

the blogSince the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, our nation has expanded health insurance coverage to millions of American families who previously lacked coverage.

As a member of Congress, I gladly supported the law, which banned the practice of denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, closed the prescription drug “donut hole” for seniors, and created subsidies for affordable coverage.

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