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Marcy Cohen
Marcy Cohen is a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and an adjunct faculty member in Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She has co-authored a number of research and policy studies looking at public solutions to the current challenges in our health care system, including the 2007 CCPA publication Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists.
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2010 Living Wage Update: Reflecting the real costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver
Families who work for low wages face impossible choices — buy clothing or heat the house, feed the children or pay the rent. The result can be…
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Working for a Living Wage 2010
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 418.69 KB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Working for…
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Message to Health Minister: Enough with the numbers game – it’s time to deal with serious problems in seniors’ care
With an election on, it’s no surprise that the provincial government is claiming success on everything from the environment to the economy. But one area…
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Innovations in Community Care
From Pilot Project to System Change Download 782.56 KB61 pages This paper highlights positive examples of what is working well in home and community care…
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An Uncertain Future for Seniors
BC’s Restructuring of Home and Community Care, 2001-2008 Download 1.36 MB73 pages This major study finds that BC’s home and community health care system is…
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Working for a Living Wage 2008
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Vancouver and Victoria Download 2.85 MB 52 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments…
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Ignoring proven wait list solutions undermines health care sustainability
Imagine looking in a mirror and not seeing the nose on your face. There it is, right in front of your eyes but somehow you…
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Removing Barriers to Work
Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities in BC Download 1.29 MB64 pages Attachments Removing Barriers to Work: Flexible Employment Options for People with Disabilities…
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Pourquoi attendre?
Des solutions publiques aux lists d’attente en chirurgie Download 835.68 KB Attachments Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
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Why Wait?
Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists Download 746.55 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Why Wait? Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists
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From Support to Isolation
The High Cost of BC’s Declining Home Support Services Download 397.23 KB56 pages Attachments Summary: From Support to Isolation: The High Cost of BC’s Declining…
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The Pains of Health Care Privatization
Guess who does the cooking and cleaning in BC hospitals and nursing homes? If you answered “mostly women,” you would be right. It’s not exactly…
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