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1. 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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. Value for Money from Health Insurance Systems in Canada and the OECD

   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). Economic performance is ...

4. Proponents of government-run health insurance choose to disregard the facts

   Appeared in The Mark The saddest thing about the health care reform debate in both Canada and the United States is that those who advocate for government-run health insurance have no regard for the facts, and no apparent concern for the interests of ...

5. Health Insurance and Bankruptcy Rates in Canada and the United States

   In a recent update to a previous study, Himmelstein et al (2009) concluded that in 2007, uninsured medical expenses or loss of income due to illness caused nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all non-business bankruptcies in the United States. The authors ...

6. The Hidden Costs of Single Payer Health Insurance: A Comparison of the United States and Canada

   When comparing Canada's single-payer health insurance system with the pluralistic system in the United States, many people mistakenly assume that Canadians enjoy universal coverage while receiving the same quality and quantity of medical goods and ...

7. California Dreaming: The Fantasy of a Canadian-Style Health Insurance Monopoly in the United States

   The purpose of this paper is to warn Americans about the dangerous ideas contained in the Universal Health Insurance bill (SB-840) that was recently passed by the Democratic Party majority in the California state legislature and Senate, but which was ...

8. Long-term or Short-term, Public Health Insurance is Not Sustainable

   Since 2004, the Fraser Institute has annually published a measurement of the financial sustainability of public health insurance in Canada called Paying More, Getting Less. Since 2004, The Fraser Institute has annually published a measurement of the ...

9. Public Health Insurance is Near a Financial Tipping Point

   Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, 03 October 2006 Recent research illustrates the cold, hard economic reality that we cannot rely on public funds alone to pay for the kind of modern health system we all want. We are near the limit of what taxpayers can ...