NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Aug. 22, 2010) – Canadian doctors have applauded the Canadian Medical Association’s affirmation of the principle of universal access to health care regardless of ability to pay, but urge the CMA to ensure that future reform proposals are firmly based on the principle of equity. Canadian Doctors for Medicare’s assessment of the CMA’s Health Care Transformation policy document examines some of the CMA’s main proposals and offers some suggestions to Canadian physicians about how they can work together to help reform the health care system so that reforms benefit all Canadians.

Canadian Doctors for Medicare (CDM) is a national, membership-based organization that believes in Canada’s publicly-funded health care system. The organization’s mission is to provide a voice for Canadian doctors who want to strengthen and improve Canada’s universal publicly-funded health care system in a way that benefits all Canadians.