caesar Posted September 12, 2004 Report Posted September 12, 2004 CMA offers plan to reduce patient wait timesLast Updated Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:30:09 EDT CALGARY - The Canadian Medical Association says the creation of a Canada Health Access Fund would be instrumental in reducing waiting periods for people in need of urgent medical treatment. Canada's first ministers, who will be meeting in Ottawa next week to discuss the country's health care system, were sent a copy of the CMA's policy paper called Better Access, Better Health. The plan, released Saturday, calls for Ottawa and the provinces to share the cost of the fund, which would allow patients to travel to other regions for treatment if local health care facilities are not able to deliver on time. Money would also go toward developing a network of regional registries and referral systems where patients would learn how long they should wait, how long they will wait, and what to do if the wait is exceeded. Sounds like a waste of time and money; waiting lists are long across Canada. Quote
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