Medicare's birthplace: Saskatchewan reforms collide with tradition

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Saskatchewan's sweeping healthcare reforms launched in 1993 by the New Democratic Party government of Premier Roy Romanow is leaving many citizens feeling abandoned. Many rural hospitals have been downgraded to clinics. Medical services have been cut and the number of doctors and nurses reduced.

Canada, Cover Story, Social policy, Medical policy, Health policy, Health care reform, Socialized medicine

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Romanow's reign

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Roy Romanow's government balanced Saskatchewan's budget in 1994 and restructured its health care system. His next move may be to use the budget surplus for an anti-poverty program. Romanow has a firm grip on power due to his popularity and disarray among his political opposition.

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Saskatchewan gets the call: a confident Roy Romanow sets a June election

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Polls indicate that Romanow's power will be returned as a result of the election he announced for June 21, 1995. First elected in Oct 1991, Romanow and his New Democratic Party became the first government in Canada to balance its budget.

New Democratic Party (Canada)

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