Medicare Action Kit 2011
Fighting health care privatization… with facts
Apr 26, 2011 12:48 PM CUPE has produced a Medicare Action Kit, in order to fight the myths surrounding privatization, that includes talking points, answers to frequently asked questions, and fact sheets on health care costs. more »
Talking Points: Medicare Action Kit
Apr 26, 2011 12:58 PM Some want to re-open the debate on health care in order to bring in more privatization. But we already know that privatization doesn’t work. We shouldn’t lose time with another debate between public versus private. The debate should be how we make the public system better. Download a copy of CUPE’s main messages on health care sustainability. more »
Fact Sheet #1: Debunking the myths
Apr 26, 2011 01:10 PM Make no mistake: private interests are on a rampage against our public health care system. Those people who would benefit from privatization are beating the crisis drum. We need to push back and make sure the public knows the truth. In October 2010, CUPE held a national health sector meeting in Victoria. Many experts (including Bob Evans, Bob Wollard, Damien Contandriopoulos and Natalie Mehra) addressed these myths. more »
Fact Sheet #2: The evidence from the U.K.
Apr 26, 2011 01:22 PM Supporters of health care privatization often quote the United Kingdom as a shining example of the successes of “market mechanisms” in health care. They say privatization improves quality, reduces costs and also reduces wait times. But these are all myths. In October 2010, CUPE held a national health sector meeting in Victoria. The keynote speaker, Frank Dobson, a British MP and former Labour government secretary of health delivered a hard-hitting critique of privatization in the U.K. more »
Fact Sheet #3: Cost drivers
Apr 26, 2011 01:32 PM Some politicians, media and right-wing think tanks say we need to privatize our public health care system because costs are “out of control”. They say “we can’t afford” a public system, especially because of an aging population. They say a public system is more costly and less efficient than a privatized system. That is not the truth. more »