Staff shortages, under-funding and burnout are among the reasons GPs are turning away new clients. The primary healthcare sector needs more money – and maybe a new model for treating patients.
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MyMedicare is a new voluntary scheme that allows patients to register with their usual GP. How will it work? And how might it benefit patients? Here’s what we know so far.
At the dawn of Medicare, Saskatchewan’s community co-op clinics pioneered team-based, holistic care. Now, with the health system in crisis 60 years later, it may be time to return to that care model.
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Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
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Professional Research Associate, Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University