Canadian Doctors for Medicare

Canadian Doctors for Medicare is a Canadian non-profit advocacy organization that was founded in Toronto in 2006. The organization argues against the privatization of healthcare.

Canadian Doctors for Medicare
FormationMay 2006
TypeNon-profit
PurposeAdvocacy
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Executive Director
Katie Arnup
Websitewww.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca

Organization

Canadian Doctors for Medicare is based in Toronto, Ontario.[1]

The organization's first director was Danielle Martin,[2] as of 2023, the executive director is Katie Arnup.[3]

In 2014, the governing board had 17 members, all of them physicians.[2] Board members include Jasmine Gite,[4] and Amit Arya.[5] Board chairs have included Danielle Martin, followed by Monika Dutt, then Joel Lexchin.[6][2] The organization has had over 1,000 members since 2006.[2]

Activities

The organization was founded in May 2006.[2] In 2014, the organization advocated against the introduction of a formal system to facilitate medical tourism in Ontario.[7]

The organization advocates against the privatization of healthcare in Canada.[8] It organized the first Canadian Doctors for Medicare Summit in 2022.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Canadian Doctors for Medicare". Canadian Doctors for Medicare. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. Duffin, Jacalyn (20 February 2018). "Doctors as Stewards of medicare, or not: CAMSI, MRG, CDM, DRHC and the thin alphabet soup of physician support". Health Economics, Policy and Law. 13 (3–4): 450–474. doi:10.1017/S1744133117000470. ISSN 1744-1331.
  3. Joannou, Ashley (2023-04-06). "Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge". CTV News. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. Duong D. How can Canada reduce surgical backlogs without expanding privatization? CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l’Association medicale canadienne. 2022;194(44):E1514-E1515. doi:10.1503/cmaj.1096025
  5. "Opinion | How do we 'fix' Canadian health care? Not by forcing patients to pay". The Toronto Star. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  6. Collier, Roger (2017-09-01). "How physicians can "flex their advocacy muscles"". CMAJ. 189 (36): E1152. doi:10.1503/cmaj.1095479. ISSN 1488-2329. PMC 5595558. PMID 28893880.
  7. "Ontario looking to ban or further restrict medical tourism: source - Toronto | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  8. Andrea Woo (2023-04-06). "Supreme Court declines to hear B.C. doctor's fight to let patients pick private health care". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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