Updates
August 21, 2024 10:08 AM
7 system-wide benefits of expanding home care and home support
Home support is more than a nice-to-have service that helps people age at home. It’s a proven,...
June 14, 2023 1:52 PM
BC Budget 2024 Submission
The BCHC was invited by the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in the BC Legislature to make a presentation regarding the Budget 2024 Consultation. In...
June 8, 2023 3:35 PM
BC Seniors need better extended health benefits
Many people in the province are facing an affordability crisis. The rising costs of goods and services impacts us all. They especially impact BC seniors, many of whom...
May 25, 2023 10:06 AM
Public Pharmacare Now
The Council of Canadians is raising the political temperature on public pharmacare. They are organizing town halls across Canada, hosted by Avi Lewis and others.
Upcoming pharmacare town halls are...
May 3, 2023 3:03 PM
5 question we are asking after the Medical Services Commission and Telus Health reach an agreement
In April, the Medical Services Commission (MSC) reached an agreement with Telus over its LifePlus plan. The commission initially issued an injunction against the company in December of...
April 20, 2023 10:50 AM
Supreme Court of Canada dismissal is a win for public health in BC and nationally
Access to quality health care is a fundamental right that should not be determined by one's ability to pay.
And yet, 14 years ago, the CEO...
February 10, 2023 9:47 AM
LTC residents and families are getting more say in residential care
Long-term care residents and their families are getting more say in their care and the care of their loved ones.
In November of last...
February 8, 2023 2:21 PM
BC can be a leader in reinvesting into its public health care system
In January, Doug Ford announced the province would significantly expand the number and scope of procedures performed in for-profit surgical and diagnostic imaging clinics. The Ford government aims...
December 2, 2022 1:12 PM
Looking back at the coalition's work in 2022
We have accomplished quite a bit this past year from protecting universal public health care to educating coalition members on policy solutions to the drug toxicity crisis to advocating for a well-funded, full...
November 30, 2022 11:38 AM
Beyond Prohibition
BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The...
October 21, 2022 11:06 AM
Watch the Better Care for Seniors Accountability Assembly
On the evening of October 11, the BC Health Coalition and member organizations hosted Minister of Health Adrian Dix. The strength of the BC Health Coalition and our allies was...