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The provinces want Ottawa to pay more. But the federal government says they should cut costs. How do we make sure health dollars are spent efficiently? On Nov. 28, Health Care Commissioner Roy Romanow presented his prescription for health care reform. During the week before the release cbc.ca, CBC Radio and CBC Television examined the main issues: the changing nature of health care, Canada compared to the world, who has access, privatization, obstacles to change and who pays.

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	The cost of getting sick: A shopping list, by News Online Launch
	Health care’s controversial history: A multimedia timeline with footage from CBC Radio and Television archives. Launch Flash Movie
	The Romanow Commission: a backgrounder by News Online Launch
	Medicare eats a lot of money. But is more needed to fix the system? Brad Clark reports on CBC Radio One's World Report. [Real Audio runs 1:31]
	Host Anna Maria Tremonti interviews doctors about accountability on CBC Radio One's The Current. [Real Audio runs 15:42] And The Virtual Patient: Where are the prospects for treatment best if you need a hip replacement? Part One: [Real Audio runs 2:43] Part Two: [Real Audio runs 3:41] Part Three: [Real Audio runs 2:41]
	Money and the hard cases: A frontline view of medical care and mental illness. On CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada. With host Kevin Sylvester. [Real Audio runs 20:42]
	Are we getting value for the health dollars we spend? CBC TV's Jim Nunn reports. [Real Video runs 3:28]
	CBC TV's Jennifer MacDonald looks at private MRI clinics. [Real Video runs 2:02]
	A tale of two doctors: A brother in Brantford and a sister in Texas are worlds apart. A documentary report by Derek Stoffel on CBC Radio One's The World at Six. [Real Audio runs 12:23]
	What to expect in the Romanow Report: Christina Lawand has a preview on CBC TV's Canada Now. [Real Video runs 2:16]
	Palliative care: Terry Reith has the story of an Alberta man who's trying to die at home. On Newsworld's Health Matters with host Norma Lee MacLeod. [Real Video runs 5:54]
	Romanow and Beyond: What makes this report different from any other examination into the health care system? A documentary report by Leslie MacKinnon on CBC TV's The National. [Real Video runs 14:41]
	Even before the report is out, the debate about who pays for what is underway. CBC TV's Eric Sorensen reports for The National. [Real Video runs 2:50]

	Cash crunch: Provinces worry that medicare will stretch resources. Broadcast July 29, 1964. From CBC Radio and Television Archives Web site: The Creation of Medicare. Launch Video [Runs 2:10]

Per capita spending on health in 1975 = $528
(adjusted for inflation $1,715)
In 1999 = $2,936
(adjusted for inflation $2,860)
– Research, Policy and Planning Directorate, Canadian Medical Association

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A comic's view:
"The provinces say the feds should pay more. The feds say the provinces should pay. Isn’t it great to watch them argue over how much of our money each should give to the other."
Glen Foster

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THU. NOV. 21:
THE CHANGING NATURE OF HEALTH CARE
FRI. NOV. 22:
CANADA AND THE WORLD
SAT. NOV. 23:
WHO HAS ACCESS?
SUN. NOV. 24:
WHO HAS ACCESS?
MON. NOV. 25:
PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC
TUES. NOV. 26:
OBSTACLES TO CHANGE
WED. NOV. 27:
WHO PAYS?
THURS. NOV. 28:
ROMANOW REPORT RELEASE


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