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US Health Care Reform: An Update before the Speech

Canadians continue to watch with interest and concern as policy-makers in the United States debate how to best reform the US health care system. Canadians and Continue Reading…

UK group takes government to court over gender-biased budget

Wellesley does a great deal of work on building equity into policy and program development.  One way to do this is through equity focused planning tools such Continue Reading…

Two-tiered primary care: Québec leads the way

The CMA's annual meeting began on Sunday and will continue until tomorrow. This year's theme: transformation of the health care system. There's no denying that Continue Reading…

Tracking the impact of cuts to housing and homelessness supports

Ontario recently eliminated the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB). The CSUMB helped people receiving social assistance to pay for large or Continue Reading…

Toronto City Council Recommends Improving Access to Health Care for Medically Uninsured Residents

Toronto City Council passed recommendations from the Board of Health building on a Toronto Public Health report on medically uninsured residents. The Wellesley Continue Reading…

Toronto City Council Debates Equitable Access to Good Health and Health Care for Uninsured Residents

City Council will be considering  recommendations from the Toronto Board of Health regarding health care for uninsured residents of Toronto.  We and a number Continue Reading…

Toronto Board of Health sees the real cost of cutting refugee health benefits

Yesterday afternoon, the Wellesley Institute’s Steve Barnes made a deputation to the Toronto Board of Health about the upcoming changes to the Interim Continue Reading…

Time to End the 3 Month OHIP Wait Period

We’ve blogged in the past about the unfair 3 month wait period that Ontario forces on new immigrants and Canadian citizens returning to the province; refugees Continue Reading…

Thinking/Designing Urban Spaces for Population Health

An interesting recent report from New Zealand highlights the importance of urban environments for population health.  Healthy Places, Healthy Lives examines Continue Reading…

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Health Reform

As Bob Gardner explains in his recent article, Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Health Reform (in a special edition of Making Waves), it is by Continue Reading…