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1. Campaign fearmongering on health care ignores experiences of other universal care countries

   Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands. ...

2. Canada must rethink restrictions on private health insurance—for the sake of patients

   Appeared in the Regina Leader-Post, February 4, 2020 In its sole reliance on government providing “first-dollar” coverage of medically necessary services, Canada’s health-care system is unique among high-income countries with universal health care. In ...

3. Other universal health-care countries allow private health insurance—and have shorter wait times

   A new study by the Fraser Institute details how Canada is one of the only high-income countries in the world that does not embrace private insurers for medically necessary care. Importantly, each of the 16 countries examined share Canada ...

4. Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Private Insurance

   Canada’s health care system has prominent features that distinguish it from virtually all other high-income countries that provide universal health care coverage. One such feature is the absence of private insurance markets for medically necessary ...

5. Patient user fees are compatible with universal health care

   Appeared in the Woodstock Sentinel-Review, January 27, 2016 A prominent feature of Canada’s health-care system, as mandated by the Canada Health Act, is the absence of any charge for publicly insured health-care services at the point of consumption. ...

6. Select Cost Sharing in Universal Health Care Countries

   A prominent feature of Canada’s health care system is the absence of any charge for publicly insured health care services at the point of consumption. This feature is mandated by the Canada Health Act along with a prohibition on extra-billing by health ...