2025-12-03 07:01:25
Florida, the state w/ the largest number of Affordable Care Act subscribers, is going to find #Healthcare totally unaffordable in 2026.
#Trump is killing #ObamaCare simply by making it too exp…
Florida, the state w/ the largest number of Affordable Care Act subscribers, is going to find #Healthcare totally unaffordable in 2026.
#Trump is killing #ObamaCare simply by making it too exp…
Good Morning #Canada
Last week I registered with Ontario's Healthcare Connect program to help us get a family doctor in the Barrie area. Our previous family doctor retired in November and we were still covered by the clinic but it's in Brampton, more than 90 minutes away. So I'm now relying on Dougie to keep his promise to find a family doctor for all Ontarians by June 2026. I mean he's done so well with housing, environmental goals, Eglinton Crosstown....
Did you know that 83% of Canadians now report they have regular access to a family doctor which means an approximate 500K improvement in the past two years. That still leaves about 6M of us without a family physician. Family physician shortages are the highest in the territories (>55%), Quebec (21.5%) and British Columbia (17.7%), and the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia have the fewest family physicians per 100 000 persons in the population.
#CanadaIsAwesome #HealthCare
https://www.cihi.ca/en/taking-the-pulse-measuring-shared-priorities-for-canadian-health-care-2025/primary-health-care-2025/most-canadians-have-a-regular-health-care-provider
Today alone, I've:
* received a message confirming an "upcoming" appointment for 12/12 that I actually attended -- without a time machine -- last Friday
* tried to access my healthcare insurance provider (attached image)
#US #healthcare is so terribly lost.
If only this comic wasn't a documentary...
#healthcare
Nononono... unlike the last 17 Ttimes Trump has lied about having a Healthcare plan, THIS time it'll totally be different.
"He'll have something in a 2 weeks."
#trump #healthcare #lies
Good Morning #Canada
This has been quite the roller-coaster year for my wife and I. If there was one thing that I would be thankful for it would be our much maligned #Healthcare system. Through early testing, in April 2025, both our daughters were diagnosed with a genetic defect that significantly increases risk of cancer. Breast cancer was found in our oldest daughter and her treatment included surgery, chemo, and radiation. The prognosis for a longer life is now excellent. The youngest is facing potential preventative surgery to reduce her risk. After diagnosis the medical response was immediate and both daughters have numerous stories about caring individuals that have provided treatment, counseling, and empathy.
One man had a huge impact on Canada’s status as an important centre for genetics research - Dr. Lou Siminovitch. Here is his story about how he helped establish 4 different research organizations in Toronto.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dr-lou-siminovitch-the-force-behind-early-genetics-research-in-canada-dies-at-age-100-1.5981522
Tim Miller's take from The Bulwark.
If he's right, I would surmise one thing: When the folks receiving subsidies for Healthcare receive the resulting massive increase - if it's made clear to them what happened - they'll vote their pocketbook.
#shutdown #healthcare
🎤 Stethoscope, meet AI: Helping doctors hear hidden sounds to better diagnose disease
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-stethoscope-ai-doctors-hidden-disease.html
Christmas Eve morning MRI at West Coast General. We were 30min early. They came for us within a couple minutes of sitting down. So we might be done before the scheduled appointment was scheduled. 😝
A good omen hopefully.
Then we’ll be packing up for a potentially snowy drive to Victoria.
#healthcare #portalberni #mri #wcgh #bcpoli #christmas
Good Morning #Canada
Tod Maffin, former #CBC Broadcaster, is now referred to as an expert on Canadian culture and Identity, and a viral content creator. If you have followed Tod over the past few years you have seen a progression from explaining Canadians to our southern neighbours to becoming politely militant in the face of an increasingly hostile U.S. government. His latest contribution deserves the Order of Canada and a superhero cape. He launched a social media campaign to attract American #Healthcare workers to his community and from there the Healthcare Infusion Organization was born. There are now 20 chapters across Canada focused on recruiting and supporting doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals in local communities facing staff shortages. He has done more to improve Canadian Healthcare than any level of government in this country.
Follow him at @…
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://youtube.com/shorts/K6HOJyoHrpo
Every #Republican in the House Rules Committee looked down at their phones as they voted AGAINST an amendment by Democrats to redirect the $40 BILLION President #Trump gave to Argentina without Congressional approval and use it to fund
Good news for WCGH in #PortAlberni! Hoping the ICU can open again in a few months once the hiring is complete!
“The three nurses are expected to begin working at WCGH early this year, with start dates between January and March,” wrote Island Health in an email to Ha-Shilth-Sa. “Recruitment activity remains strong, with four candidates completed interviews and five more in the interview stage. We are also seeing diverse interest, with candidates from the United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.”
#BCPoli #Healthcare #Nurses #ICU #Health #recruitment