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First, the evidence at hand. As you read this, and as confirmed by the Ministry of Health, there are 5,341 Bermudians, spouses of Bermudians and permanent resident’s certificate holders representing approximately 8 per cent of our population who are ...

“Five thousand, three hundred and forty-one persons in Bermuda are without health insurance.” — The Ministry of Health “Our aim is to provide universal access to healthcare through these reforms while bending the cost curve downwards.” — Kim Wilson...

Representatives from 31 countries, including Bermuda, talked about supporting the health of more than 700 million of their people. The representatives grappled with defining a common purpose of healthcare, and having the difficult conversations about...

A new pressure group of medical professionals warned patients could be at risk if the government rushes ahead with healthcare reform. Patients 1st Bermuda fears the number of under and uninsured residents would increase under the Bermuda Health Plan ...

Some doctors in Bermuda are seemingly angry at the Government’s ongoing consultation on prospective health reforms. I attended the health plan town hall in St George’s last Thursday and was shocked at what I heard and saw from some doctors. They att...

Press Release The Ministry of Health is advising that the town hall meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. A new date for the St. George’s town hall will be announced shortly. The public is encouraged to review the proposed Bermuda Hea...

Some antenatal health checks at Hamilton Health Centre are being undertaken in the Communicable Disease Control Clinic. A sign in the Maternal Health and Family Planning Clinic at the centre said: “Due to lack of resources, the maternal health progr...

Plans to switch healthcare coverage under the Bermuda Health Plan will go before the public in town hall meetings set for next month, according to Kim Wilson, the health minister. In a statement, Ms Wilson said the reforms would boost health coverage...

Proposed reforms to health benefits should not be examined to a tight deadline, an insurance industry leader warned. Peter Lozier, the executive vice-president of group insurance at Argus Group, said that “health reform of this magnitude and complexi...

“Symptomatic treatment” is the phrase medical professionals use to describe attempts to treat the symptoms of a problem rather than its cause. In her newly announced health insurance reforms, Kim Wilson may have fallen into this trap. The health mi...

Plans for a broader, cheaper standard health coverage package to encompass all the island’s residents were given a cautious welcome yesterday. Charles Jeffers, the deputy chairman of the seniors advocates Age Concern, called a proposal to revamp the ...

This is the third of a four-part series looking into health policy under the Progressive Labour Party When the United Nations was established, it formed the World Health Organisation as one of its specialised agencies whose remit is to promote univer...