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1. Medically Uninsured Americans: Evidence on Magnitude and Implications

   Within the United States, the image of the medically uninsured being denied important medical treatment stirs the emotions of the American public, while the issue of how to address this problem has bedevilled American politicians throughout the 1990s and ...

2. How Private Hospital Competition Can Improve Canadian Health Care

   The Alberta proposal raises three issues. First, do for-profit hospitals perform better than non-profit ones? Second, do private hospitals (either for-profit or non-profit) perform better than government-run (public) ones? Third, does intensified ...

3. The Availability of Medical Technology in Canada: An International Comparative Study

   An important component of health care in advanced countries is the availability of medical technology and the new procedures made possible by that technology. In recent years there has been growing evidence of a decline in the quality and quantity of ...