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1. Canada can learn from Swiss and Dutch drug coverage

   Appeared in the National Newswatch, September 6, 2019 As the Trudeau government seems poised to propose a national pharmacare plan in time for October’s federal election, many proponents of national pharmacare note that Canada is the only industrialized ...

2. Survey reveals Canadian health-care concerns

   A recent survey by Ipsos Reid, commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association, finds that more Canadians (53 per cent) are worried about health care than the economy (45 per cent), climate change (42 per cent), immigration (32 per cent) ...

3. Where patients are prisoners to bureaucratic will

   It has been well-established that, despite spending more on health care than the majority of developed countries that seek to provide universal access regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, Canada performs poorly on a number of key ...

4. For-Profit Hospitals and Insurers in Universal Health Care Countries

   The poor access to medical services and middling outcomes and safety in Canada’s health-care system despite high spending suggest a need for reform of health-care policies. Yet, while Canadians seem open to the possibility of fundamental reform, faulty ...

5. Here’s your bill for “free” health care

   Appeared in 100 Mile House Free Press “Don’t touch my free health care,” is a common refrain from defenders of the status quo whenever anyone broaches the topic of reforming Canada’s health-care system. While politicians and interest groups no doubt share ...

6. Hate to (Br)eak it to you Walt, but it's pretty (Ba)d in Canada too

   Appeared in the Huffington Post, October 2013 The season finale of the popular U.S. drama Breaking Bad brought with it renewed interest in a viral internet meme that implicitly suggested that the entire story might not have taken place had the main ...