News & Updates

Coalition statements, media coverage, and policy updates on public health care in Prince Edward Island.

Graphic accompanying a PEI Health Coalition story about child and family poverty on Prince Edward Island.

March 5, 2026

Child Poverty on P.E.I. Shows Little Improvement

A new PEI report card shows more than 5,000 children still live below the poverty line, underscoring how poverty shapes health, housing stability, and child development.

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Recent Updates

Photo for a PEI Health Coalition article warning that private health-care delivery could increase costs for Islanders.

February 19, 2025

Coalition Warns Private Health Delivery Could Cost Islanders More

The PEI Health Coalition says growing reliance on private delivery could raise costs, weaken accountability, and put more pressure on the public system.

Image illustrating concerns from PEI health-care unions about privatization comments made by Health P.E.I.'s CEO.

January 31, 2025

Unions Challenge Privatization Remarks at Health P.E.I.

PEI health-care unions say recent committee remarks downplayed the risks of privatization and raised fresh concerns about the direction of public health care.

Photo from a public meeting in Charlottetown about the risks of health-care privatization in Prince Edward Island.

April 24, 2024

Public Meeting Examines Risks of Health-Care Privatization

A Charlottetown public meeting brought residents and advocates together to discuss how profit-driven delivery can affect access, accountability, and quality of care on PEI.

Woman for a PEI Health Coalition story calling for national pharma care and affordable access to prescription drugs.

August 22, 2023

Coalition Urges Ottawa to Move Quickly on National Pharmacare

The PEI Health Coalition says Islanders should not have to choose between household costs and needed prescriptions, renewing its call for national pharmacare.