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1. Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need

   British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix’s recent announcement, which threatened large fines for doctors accepting private payment for treatments covered by Medicare (extra-billing), suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of the ...

2. Merkel should stand her ground and protect German health care

   As German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives face tough negotiations with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to maintain what has been termed the “grand coalition,” the future of Germany’s health-care system hangs in the balance. In ...

3. Health Care Lessons from Germany

   The German health care system has been recognized as one that provides good quality care with attentive service in which wait times are not considered to be a problem, as well as a system that rapidly adopts new medical innovations. A careful examination ...