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Value for Money from Health Insurance Systems in Canada and the OECD, 2012 edition
This paper compares the economic performance of Canada's health insurance system against the health insurance systems of 27 other countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). According to the most ...
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Access Delayed, Access Denied: Waiting for New Medicines in Canada: 2012
This edition of Access Delayed, Access Denied is the Fraser Institute?s sixth annual report measuring delays in the approval of new drugs by Health Canada and rates of coverage for new drugs under provincial public drug plans, relative to private-sector ...
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Ontario's health care system needs more than Band-Aid solutions
Appeared in the National Post This week, Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews published her plan for controlling provincial government health spending. While the Minister is correct when she says the growth of provincial health care spending is not ...
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Creativity and innovation needed from provincial health ministers
Appeared in Okanagan Saturday When provincial and territorial health ministers recently met in Halifax to discuss the 2004 federal-provincial-territorial agreement on health transfers, which is set to expire in 2014, the resulting news reports simply ...
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The Misguided War against Medicines 2011
Government spending on all types of prescription drugs (patented and non-patented) is increasing faster than any other component of health spending. And new or patented medicines tend to be more expensive compared to older drugs and other health ...
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Solving Ontario's health spending dilemma- Appeared in the Sudbury Star
Appeared in the Sudbury Star With a provincial election approaching in Ontario, a recent Nanos poll shows that health care remains the most important issue for the majority of voters. The second and third most important issues are the economy and high ...
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Average Personal Affordability of Prescription Drug Spending in Canada and the United States 2011
The findings of this study suggest that, on average, greater government intervention in Canada?s drug markets has not provided more affordable access to prescription drugs relative to a less interventionist policy in the United States. Much of Canadian ...
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Access Delayed, Access Denied: Waiting for New Medicines in Canada 2011
This report focuses on new patented medicines because this class of drugs is uniquely affected by public policies that delay access for patients. Because government approval of generic drugs is based on the assumption that generics are copies of new drugs ...
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To understand health insurance performance, measure the right outcomes- Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Fredericton Daily Gleaner
Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Fredericton Daily Gleaner Are Canadians getting good value for money from their health insurance system? This question is often discussed among health economists and ...
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Canada's health care crisis is an economics problem, not a management problem
Appeared in the Calgary Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal and Prince Albert Daily Herald, April 20, 2011 Government health spending is growing at unsustainable rates, while patients are facing shortages of medical resources and declining access to ...