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.
For immediate release – October 18, 2017 B.C. dealt $4.13 billion health funding shortfall in federal bilateral funding agreement: report Federal deals saddle provinces with a total $31 billion in health care cuts, no health accord following failed negotiations…Read More
Victoria (pdf version) — The BC Health Coalition says today's budget update is a strong start toward better health care for the people of B.C.…Read More
B.C. and Quebec top the list for illegal billing Vancouver – Surveys of hundreds of private health clinics and patients across Canada reveal that extra user-fees amounting to hundreds or thousands of dollars are threatening access to health care and hurting patients. A new cross-Canada study includes survey results of 136 private hospital, diagnostic and “boutique” physician clinics across Canada and almost 400 individual Ontario patients. Clinics and patients were asked about extra user-charges for needed health care services. …Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Civil society groups call on Greens and NDP to cooperate to move BC forward …Read More
Ministry’s plans for private hospitals, candidate’s praise of private care for the wealthy cause for concern FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2017 The BC Health Coalition is calling for transparency from the BC Liberals after former MLA and Liberal candidate Linda Reimer said Thursday that she supports private health care for "those who are able to afford it."…Read More