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1. Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care

   The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year. ...

2. Canadian health care performs poorly compared to other countries worldwide

   Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, November 11, 2020 As we make our peace with the “new normal” and face a second wave of COVID-19, another albeit familiar challenge looms large—call it the “old normal” of Canadian health care. According to recent reports, ...

3. Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2020

   Comparing the performance of different countries’ health-care systems provides an opportunity for policy makers and the general public to determine how well Canada’s health-care system is performing relative to its international peers. Overall, the data ...

4. Canadians should know how much we pay for health care

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, Sept. 2, 2020 Due to the COVID pandemic and recession, there’s now heightened interest in transparent reporting of health and economic indicators. Information on the number of COVID cases is being widely disseminated, ...

5. Alberta should seek more autonomy in health care

   Appeared in National Newswatch, June 17, 2020 On Wednesday, Alberta’s “Fair Deal Panel” issued its report detailing 25 policy recommendations to expand the province’s influence within the federation and enhance provincial autonomy. However, one crucial ...

6. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

7. Is Ottawa competent enough to design an efficient and effective national pharmacare program?

   A national formulary—essentially a list of drugs—is unlikely to match the comprehensive lists covered by private insurance plans. ...

8. Ford health-care plan falls well short of what's needed

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, March 6, 2019 Last week, the Ford government finally lifted the veil on The People's Health Care Act, which includes changes to how health care will be organized in Ontario. Specifically, the bill formalizes the government ...

9. Is the Canada Health Act a Barrier to Reform?

   Despite spending more on health care than the majority of developed countries with universal-access health-care systems, Canada performs poorly in international comparisons of the performance of health systems. Canada’s health policies also differ from ...

10. Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2017

    Comparing the performance of different countries’ health-care systems provides an opportunity for policy makers and the general public to determine how well Canada’s health-care system is performing relative to its international peers. Overall, the data ...