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About 180 health-care workers from across the country gathered in Halifax on the weekend to discuss workers rights and the future of the public health system.
Hosted by Unifor, Canadas largest private-sector union, the conference aimed to highlight the challenges facing health care and rally the troops for the struggle ahead.
I think weve seen a steady erosion in the last 20 years of workers rights across the board, but also in particular those workers who are employed in the public sector, said Lana Payne, Unifors Atlantic director.
The 2004 Health Accord, an agreement between the federal and provincial governments that sets the terms for health-care funding and priorities, expired at the end of March. A new funding formula, to be implemented in 2017, could mean a drop of $150 million in health-care funding per year for Nova Scotia alone Payne said.
Both the lack of co-ordination between provinces, as well as the funding decrease, will spell trouble for health-care workers and residents alike, Payne said.
We have in Atlantic Canada the oldest population in the country, so that in itself poses a challenge, and then of course less health-care dollars from the federal government will also contribute to a funding crunch.
Shouldnt we be getting the same kinds of services in every province? Payne asked. If Nova Scotia is strapped for cash to be able to provide decent health care, does that mean we get lesser health care here than what you would get in a province like Alberta, which has more money?
Vancouver East MP Libby Davies said she hopes health care becomes a key issue during the federal election next year.
Stephen Harper has basically thumbed his nose and said, Well, I dont really care. You guys do what you want.
The fact that we now have a federal government that has basically washed its hands of health care is a really serious matter and I really hope that in the federal election ... it will be a vote-determining issue, she said.
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About 180 health-care workers from across the country gathered in Halifax on the weekend to discuss workers rights and the future of the public health system.
Hosted by Unifor, Canadas largest private-sector union, the conference aimed to highlight the challenges facing health care and rally the troops for the struggle ahead.
I think weve seen a steady erosion in the last 20 years of workers rights across the board, but also in particular those workers who are employed in the public sector, said Lana Payne, Unifors Atlantic director.
The 2004 Health Accord, an agreement between the federal and provincial governments that sets the terms for health-care funding and priorities, expired at the end of March. A new funding formula, to be implemented in 2017, could mean a drop of $150 million in health-care funding per year for Nova Scotia alone Payne said.
Both the lack of co-ordination between provinces, as well as the funding decrease, will spell trouble for health-care workers and residents alike, Payne said.
We have in Atlantic Canada the oldest population in the country, so that in itself poses a challenge, and then of course less health-care dollars from the federal government will also contribute to a funding crunch.
Shouldnt we be getting the same kinds of services in every province? Payne asked. If Nova Scotia is strapped for cash to be able to provide decent health care, does that mean we get lesser health care here than what you would get in a province like Alberta, which has more money?
Vancouver East MP Libby Davies said she hopes health care becomes a key issue during the federal election next year.
Stephen Harper has basically thumbed his nose and said, Well, I dont really care. You guys do what you want.
The fact that we now have a federal government that has basically washed its hands of health care is a really serious matter and I really hope that in the federal election ... it will be a vote-determining issue, she said.
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By MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
Published: May 24, 2014
WASHINGTON More veterans are being allowed to obtain health care at private hospitals and clinics in an effort to improve their treatment following allegations of falsified records and delays in treatment.
In a statement issued Saturday, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki also said VA facilities are enhancing capacity of their clinics so veterans can get care sooner. In cases where officials cannot expand capacity at VA centers, the Department of Veterans Affairs is "increasing the care we acquire in the community through non-VA care," Shinseki said.
Lawmakers from both parties have pressed for this policy change as the VA confronts allegations about treatment delays and falsified records at VA centers nationwide.
The department's inspector general says 26 VA facilities are under investigation, including the Phoenix VA hospital, where a former clinic director says as many as 40 veterans may have died will awaiting treatment.
Officials also are investigating claims that VA employees have falsified appointment records to cover up delays in care. An initial review of 17 people who died while awaiting appointments in Phoenix found that none of their deaths appeared to have been caused by delays in treatment.
The allegations have raised fresh concerns about the administration's management of a department that has been struggling to keep up with the influx of veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Vietnam veterans needing more care as they age.
The directive announced Saturday should make it easier for veterans to get medical care at non-VA facilities, according to an agency spokeswoman.
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