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1. 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 ...

2. Health care cannot modernize unless health policy changes first

   Appeared in Maclean's, August 20, 2019 The provision of medical services is on the cusp of breakthrough technologies. Companies from Apple to Amazon are making large investments in helping connect patients with doctors, while pharmaceutical companies ...

3. Private sector helping address physician scarcity in the U.S.

   While Canada has one of the most expensive universal health-care systems in the world, the number of physicians relative to the Canadian population ranks well below the average of other wealthy countries. Moreover, the relatively long ...

4. Trudeau government's drug-pricing plan may limit access to new life-improving medicines

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province, February 21, 2019 It seems quite clear—the Trudeau government wants Ottawa to become the public insurer for prescription drugs, in part to contain drug costs. In a pre-emptive move in 2017, the government proposed ...

5. Pharmaceutical Regulation, Innovation, and Access to New Drugs: An International Perspective

   New drugs are emerging that promise improved treatments and in some cases even cures for diseases. But these drugs are expensive, and are heightening concerns from patients and insurers (particularly public insurers) about the prices that drug companies ...

6. Canada's free ride on U.S. drug development may end soon

   Appeared in the Moncton Times & Transcript, December 10, 2018 In October, the Trump administration outlined a plan that, if implemented, would substantially lower the amount the U.S. government will pay drug-makers for certain pharmaceuticals covered ...

7. Timely health care—there’s an app for that!

   There’s been much discussion recently about the results of a new survey examining the impact of technology on health care. Conducted by Ipsos-Reid, the findings suggest that Canadians—particularly younger Canadians—are eager to adopt new ...

8. The Supply of Physicians in Canada: Projections and Assessment

   While the provision of health care involves the use of a considerable number of inputs, including medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, health-care services still draw largely on the expertise of health-care professionals. Physicians, in particular, play ...