Friends of Medicare
@FriendsMedicare
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Non-partisan, non-profit coalition working to protect and strengthen public health care in Alberta since 1979.
Alberta
Joined April 2009
Between charging for meds & vaccines, sowing chaos in hospitals, or allegedly interfering in privatization deals, this government keeps proving they care more about private profits than quality, timely public healthcare for Alberta. Help us demand better:.
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RT @HurleyOCHUCUPE: The federal Liberals are dropping the Safe Long Term Care act proposed by the Trudeau government. This means that the l….
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RT @HealthCoalition: The vast majority of Cdns and Qrs want pharmacare, and 4/5 don't have it. Our friends at AccessBC have launched this l….
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RT @EZMSA2: June 23, 2025 Press Release:.The Alberta government should provide the COVID-19 vaccine free of charge. The @GoAHealth announce….
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RT @PfParks: The govt has broken the HC system. It is in pure chaos and has been fragmented into many uncoordinated pieces. EMS is going to….
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RT @HSAAlberta: Edmonton paramedics worked more than 134,000 hours of overtime last year. This dangerous cycle of burnout and short staffin….
ctvnews.ca
Amidst a worsening staffing crisis in Alberta’s emergency medical services, Edmonton paramedics are logging record amounts of overtime. Yet, dozens of shifts go unfilled each day and drops in service...
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RT @PfParks: This a massive issue for Rural AB. No one is working on a solution…. This will only get worse under ongoing HC system disinte….
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Shameful. Without Pharmacare, ppl will continue to have to make impossible decisions between paying for groceries or their medications. People will be needlessly hospitalized. Too many will die. Pharmacare would save $$ & LIVES:
ctvnews.ca
Health advocates say they’re shocked to hear the federal government may not sign more pharmacare funding deals, which would leave coverage uneven across the country.
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RT @TheBreakdownAB: “We are still caught up in an unresolved health care scandal, increasing emergency room wait times & increasing numbers….
rmoutlook.com
LETTER: Premier Danielle Smith must be beside herself. Alberta has distinguished itself, we're No. 1, not in Canada, but in North America. Yes, we have more measles cases per capita than any other...
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RT @HealthCoalition: Augurs badly for health care in AB, ON and SK. If you care about health care you care about nurses. « The conditions o….
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“Now is the time to stand up for public health care & the values it represents: equity, compassion, dignity & care for all. Canadians overwhelmingly support our public system. It cannot wait. It’s time for governments to listen & act," said the coalitions.
medicinehatnews.com
[email protected] Ahead of the gathering of First Ministers and the Council of the Federation, Friends of Medicare has joined with other health coalitions to call for the government to...
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Alberta stands to receive $792,870,782(!) in federal funding by joining the national Pharmacare plan. Not to mention billions in cost savings for households, employers & our health care system!. Albertans deserve national Pharmacare. Help us get it:
friendsofmedicare.org
With the historic passing of Bill C-64: An Act Respecting Pharmacare, we're closer than ever to finally ensuring people in Canada will no longer have to suffer because they can't afford their...
Provinces and territories that have not joined the new national universal pharmacare program are missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in potential federal funding for cash-strapped public health care services. @ccpa @StevenStaples 1/6
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RT @HSAAlberta: Short staffing, low wages and increased pressure mean Alberta risks losing health care professionals to other provinces.….
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RT @HealthCoalition: Governments across Canada claiming to prioritise the economy & dismantling public health care have lost their moral co….
friendsofmedicare.org
Joint statement from Health Coalitions across the country: Any governments across Canada that claim to prioritize the economy while dismantling our public health care have lost their moral compass
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ICYMI: Watch the recording of the @HealthCoalition's webinar, Stopping runaway privatization of health care in Canada! . Hear about how for-profit care is ramping up in Alberta, Ontario & across the country, & what we need to do to stop it. Watch here:
TOMORROW at 10:00 am MT: Don't miss @HealthCoalition's important webinar about the ever-growing threat of health care privatization in Alberta and across the country—and what we can do to stop it!👇.
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Here's FOM's latest on measles and how government inaction is impacting Albertans and our public health care system:
friendsofmedicare.org
A Summer of Chaos, Closures & Measles: Alberta Government is Missing in Action on Health Care. @FriendsOfMedicare
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AB has officially had more measles cases than the ENTIRE U.S. So where is our health minister & CMOH? Why is this government letting this *previously eradicated* disease run rampant with no major public health response?. Kids are at risk. We need action.
cbc.ca
Alberta has now confirmed more measles cases than the entire United States has reported this year.
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TOMORROW at 10:00 am MT: Don't miss @HealthCoalition's important webinar about the ever-growing threat of health care privatization in Alberta and across the country—and what we can do to stop it!👇.
Join our webinar discussion of how for profit privatization is damaging our system and undermining people's health, and most importantly, what can be done to stop it, with leading thinkers and activists in health care-Tuesday at noon ❣️#CdnPoli .
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RT @ABFedLabour: TODAY: if you're in Edmonton, come and support AUPE workers in fighting for health care that delivers for everyone! https:….
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RT @PfParks: 4 Ministries, 4 Agencies, burgeoning numbers of separate orgs, 7 corridors, 14 advisory councils, 100s of clinical service pro….
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