Caregivers need more support to figure out health and social systems: Article in the Toronto Star
In the article Caregivers need more support to figure out health and social systems published in the Toronto Star, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée and her colleague Miles Taylor highlight the structural burden felt by caregivers when trying to navigate their way through the health system. Although the time and energy given by caregivers to perform home care tasks are often […]
Accessory fees: Article for the Huffington Post
In her article L’interminable saga des frais accessoires published in the Huffington Post, Amélie Quesnel-Vallée describes how Quebec finally arrived to adopt the federal legislation abolishing accessory fees. Several doctors have already spoken against the new legislation and announced their intention to leave the public health care system. However, the provincial government will have to work hard to make […]
User Fees Abolished in Quebec: Article for the Ottawa Citizen
In her article Abolishing user fees is just the tip of the iceberg in improving Quebec health care for the Ottawan Citizen, Dr. Quesnel-Vallée explains how Quebec was brought to abolish the fees in the first place. Although this measure is a step in the right direction, Dr. Quesnel-Vallée also describes the considerable amount of work that must […]
Interview for Radio-Canada & CBC: Quebec doctors use loophole to sidestep new law banning extra fees
In a collaboration between CBC and Radio-Canada, doctors from Quebec are reported to have tried to get around a new law banning private clinics from charging user fees. According to the articles, doctors working at a private clinic have asked patients to find a registered company that could pay for their procedure. These services are also […]
No healthcare agreement between Ottawa and the provinces: Interview for Radio-Canada
The meeting between the federal and provincial government regarding the financing of health care services resulted in a failure to reach an agreement. Ottawa removed the offer they had presented during the day. Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities: “This is continuing to do with what we have. However, as we […]
Job Loss & Public Health: Interview for Radio-Canada
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée was interviewed on Radio-Canada’s show Les années lumières for their episode: Mise à pied vs congédiement. Explaining the particularly negative consequences related to individual job loss, she mentions the high-risk levels such an event can cause a person facing a new financial burden and identity loss. Furthermore, she explains policy’s place to alleviate these negative consequences on […]
Health care accessory fees in Quebec: Interview for The McGill Tribune
This past September, Quebec Minister of Health Gaetan Barrette announced that accessory fees would be abolished as of January 2017. Therefore, physicians will not be allowed to charge additional costs for services already covered by the provincial health insurance. These accessory fees have been a source of controversy in Quebec since they could are considered to go […]
Rencontre des ministres de la Santé des provinces et des territoires: Radio Canada
Last week Canada’s provincial health ministers met up in Toronto with the federal health minister Jane Philpott to discuss the financing of the provincial health care systems. The journalist Hélène Mercier was invited on the show L’heure de pointe Toronto and Radio Canada cet après-midi to discuss the clash between the provincial health ministers that are requesting […]
25 Canada Research Chairs for McGill
On February 9th 2016,the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced the twenty-five McGill researchers that were awarded Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Different awards are distributed to the researchers. For example, Tier 2 Chairs receive $100, 000 annually for five years with one opportunity for renewal. They are considered to be outstanding emerging researchers and […]
