Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 7hAnd join us for our free, public AGM meeting to get involved in our work to protect & strengthen public care in the Medicine Hat region & beyond! See the attached details. #AbHealth #MedHat 054 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 7hHealthcare delivery is a provincial responsibility. Creating 2-tiered systems violates national standards & raises serious Charter of Rights & Freedoms concerns Federal leaders need to hold the province accountable. medicinehatnews.com/life/local-l... #AbHealth #MedHat @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social 1107 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The Medicine Hat "International Overdose Awareness Day" community event will be held on Monday, August 31 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Medicine Hat Public Library. #ENDOVERDOSE #IOAD2026 #OVERDOSEAWARE #MedHat 033 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026With polls showing Albertans largely opposed to a two-tier health-care system reminiscent of U.S. methods, Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) is encouraging residents to make their opinions known. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbLeg #AbPoli #AHS 0128 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) is urging Albertans to support calls for urgent, evidence-based action against the drug poisoning crisis following the closure of Henwood Treatment Centre in Edmonton. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbLeg #AbPoli #AHS 01210 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The Medicine Hat "International Overdose Awareness Day" community event will be held on Monday, August 31 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Medicine Hat Public Library. #ENDOVERDOSE #IOAD2026 #OVERDOSEAWARE #MedHat 023 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Alberta's shift towards private care could reshape private insurance. While the operational changes required to introduce private health insurance are minor, the impact would be substantial. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #AbHealth (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) 177 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Friends of Medicine (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) has been saying it for months—& the law agrees! Alberta's Bill 11 = two tier health care. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat 033 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Prescribing Poverty: Why AISH clawbacks are a health-care emergency. This financial squeeze is only the beginning! medicinehatnews.com/commentary/o... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth 034 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 18/04/2026A Reminder - Today! bsky.app/profile/pall... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth 043 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (April, 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4f3wkzmt #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 034 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Saturday April 18, 2 PM: “A compelling call for justice, Stolen Time follows charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry.” Register at www.friendsofmedicare.org/MHstolentime #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth 089 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/03/2026We don’t need two-tier distractions; we need to clear the exit so the acutely ill can move up, and you, the one in the waiting room, can finally move. in. medicinehatnews.com/commentary/o... #AbPoli #AbLeg #MedHat @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social 0107 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (March 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4kpt52ny #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 044 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Chris Gallaway of @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social called the Alberta legislation a “gift to the private insurance industry” and warned that American health care companies could use it to seek a foothold in Canada. medicinehatnews.com/news/nationa... #AbLeg #AbHealth 075 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Dual practice means two-tier health: critics - Experts say the dual-practice model proposed is unprecedented in Canada. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #AbLeg #AbHealth 033 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 14/01/2026RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (January 2026) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/3k26x7p4 #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 034 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (December, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/54ce8t6a #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 034 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 10/12/2025"The government’s approach is to dictate change from the top without effective consultation. That’s why our health-care system is in a constant state of chaos.” medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #AbHealth #AbLeg #MedHat 088 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 26/11/2025The Alberta Government is trying to sell us a Pig in a Poke with its “Surgical Initiatives” and “Urgent Care Centres.” medicinehatnews.com/commentary/l... #AbHealth #MedHat #MedicareForAll 179 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 25/11/2025RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (November, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/ha3x5eyb #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 044 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 11/11/2025The Palliser Friends of Medicare November board meeting will be held on November 18 (10:00 AM) at the Veiner Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you! #MedHat #MedicareForAll 045 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 06/11/2025More than a hundred people turned out on Tuesday to join the Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for a town hall event, “An Urgent Conversation: Public Health Care in Medicine Hat.” present by Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social) medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #MedHat #Medicare 174 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Approximately 200 people turned up last evening at our AGM and a special presentation by Dr Paul Parks (@pfparks.bsky.social). Thanks also to Friends of Medicare (@friendsofmedicare.bsky.social) for arranging the special event. More Information to follow. #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat 184 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Happy Birthday Tommy Douglas! "Father of Medicare" "Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world." 20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986 cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/th... #TommyDouglas #Medicare #MedicareForAll 032 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Join passionate advocates for public health care at the Palliser Chapter Friends of Medicare's annual general meeting. Come to hear an update on our work and what we have planned in the future. RSVP at friendsofmedicare.org/palliser_cha... Everyone is welcome! #Medicare #MedicareForAll #MedHat 034 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 07/10/2025RECENT DRUG ALERTS/TIPS Update for Medicine Hat and southern Alberta (May to October, 2025) Please review and distribute this information appropriately. More information at: tinyurl.com/4urdye6a #MedHat #KeepingSafe #OverDosePreventionPlease #MHDrugCoalition 023 0
Palliser Friends Of Medicare @palliserfom.bsky.social · 16/08/2025Critics Say COVID Shot Rollout Will Be Disaster "Chris Gallaway, executive director of @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social says this approach is the exact opposite of what one would want or expect from a public health organization." pressreader.com/article/2814... #abpoli #ableg 0118 0