The BC Health Coalition regularly contributes to discussion about public health care issues in the media.
Check out our recent news releases below, along with current "health care in the news" stories. See our For the Media page for media contact information, a high resolution copy of our logo, and other useful information.
BC Health Coalition urges all parties to adopt the Advisory Committee's recommendations Vancouver – The BC Health Coalition is celebrating the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare's recommendation to create a universal public pharmacare program.…Read More
Times Colonist, April 22 2018 https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/island-voices-extra-billing-crackdown-long-overdue-1.23275829 Last week, the B.C. government took decisive action on an illegal activity known as “extra-billing,” bucking a years-long trend of ignoring illegal health-care fees charged to patients in B.C.…Read More
news release May 14, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INTERVENOR WITNESS TAKES THE STAND IN CAMBIE CASE Marie-Claude Prémont provides expert evidence on the dangers of dismantling public health care legislation…Read More
Counsel for Attorney General of Canada opens with argument that striking down public health care law would “turn back the clock” on health care in Canada, lead to major health inequality April 16, 2019 (Vancouver) For the first time since the trial began in 2016, the BC Supreme Court will hear from defendants and intervenors in the constitutional challenge to Canadian public health care launched by private, for-profit clinic CEO Brian Day.…Read More
Editor: After years of government inaction on wait times for surgeries, British Columbians are starting to see some progress. One year ago, Premier John Horgan announced the province’s surgical strategy to shorten wait times. The strategy includes steps the BC Health Coalition has been calling for, including putting our existing operating rooms to better use, reorganizing wait lists to be more efficient, and investing funding in priority surgeries. …Read More