CMA - Demand A Plan

Public and health professionals agree: Canada needs patient-centered care

February 12, 2018

Consensus is often hard to come by in these binary times, but there is a health care issue on which both the general Canadian public and health professionals agree: the need for patient-centred care.

2017: A year in review

December 21, 2017

In a year when Canada passed a demographic milestone, Canadian supporters of improved care for seniors made their voices heard loud and clear. Combined, these events made 2017 a year to remember.

Advancing Inclusion and Quality of Life for Seniors

October 26, 2017

The CMA’s submission to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, Advancing Inclusion and Quality of Life for Seniors, outlines 15 recommendations for how seniors can remain active and engaged citizens of our communities.

Canada’s 40,000 Indigenous seniors face particular challenges

June 21, 2017

Critics say that Aboriginal, Métis and Inuit Canadians over age 65 are paying for the lack of collaborative problem-solving between government departments and agencies.

Conservative Party leadership candidates and the future of health care

May 26, 2017

The Conservative Party of Canada members will elect a new leader on May 27. Who are the leadership candidates focused on Canada’s health and seniors care priorities?

Groundhog Day-type discussions have to stop, says CMA

December 20, 2016

Canada needs urgent political leadership to ensure our health care system evolves to meet the needs of our aging population.

Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors

September 15, 2016

Federal, Provincial and Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors met today in Vancouver to discuss key issues related to seniors that matter to all Canadians such as caregiver readiness and social inclusion.

Toronto Star endorses CMA Vision for Health Accord that includes Seniors Plan

September 8, 2016

One of Canada’s leading daily newspapers has taken a public stand in favour of the Canadian Medical Association’s proposal for the next Health Accord.

MP Andrew Leslie hosted a roundtable with residents of his riding

August 22, 2016

With a new Health Accord to be negotiated by the federal, provincial and territorial governments, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has been encouraging MPs to meet with their constituents in order to discuss the importance of including seniors care in this agreement.

CMA Releases 16th Annual National Report Card on Health Care

August 19, 2016

The CMA’s 16th Annual National Report Card on Health Care focused on solutions to address the health care needs of Canada’s aging population that could be included in the soon-to-be negotiated Health Accord between the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

One Voice for Seniors Care

July 5, 2016

The most effective advocacy tactic is also the simplest: many voices speaking as one, delivering the same message.

Better Health is Possible for Canada

June 8, 2016

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) – backed by our over 83,000 physician members and our 35,000 Demand a Plan public supporters – agrees and now is the time to act.

Atlantic premiers want more money to look after aging populations

May 20, 2016

Atlantic premiers have teamed up to call for a Health Accord that takes into account their aging populations — the oldest in the country.

Better home care likely the key to better health care for all

February 19, 2016

Every day, physicians see first-hand the inefficiencies of a broken system trying to support our elderly. It’s commonplace for doctors to assign patients to gurneys in the hallway because hospitals are over capacity by mid-morning.

President of CMA weighs in on Ministerial Mandate letter

November 24, 2015

Canada’s physicians are glad to see health care back on the federal to-do list with the release Friday of mandate letters from the Prime Minister to his ministers.