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  1. Giving Canadians faster access to new medicines

    Appeared in the Penticton Herald, Kelowna Daily Courier and Vernon Daily Courier Innovative new medicines can have a profound impact on the health and wellbeing of those stricken with illness. Unfortunately, Canadians are often denied these benefits for ...

  2. Case for Mutual Recognition of Drug Approvals

    This study aims to measure the difference in access to new medicines that results from duplication of effort in Canada. By compiling a list of new drugs approved in Canada between 2005-2011/12 (Health Canada moved from calendar-year to fiscal-year ...

  3. Unnecessary pain and suffering with a surprisingly large price tag

    Appeared in Hamilton Spectator and Huffington Post Many Canadians and commentators in other countries lauding Canada's government-dominated approach to health care refer to Canadian health care as "free." If healthcare actually was free, ...

  4. Bulk prescription drug purchasing: It's not all savings

    Appeared in the National Post As part of their struggle with budget realities and the growing cost of health care, Canada's provinces continue to work on bulk purchasing agreements for pharmaceuticals as a way to save money. Unfortunately, the recent ...

  5. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance: 2013 Edition

    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 ...

  6. Stronger intellectual property for pharmaceuticals would benefit Canadians

    Appeared in the Globe and Mail Economy Lab Canada's lagging intellectual property (IP) protections for pharmaceutical innovators are a key issue to be settled in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations with the European ...

  7. The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2013 edition

    The measurement of health care waiting times, or the examination of the absolute delay Canadians must endure in order to receive medically necessary care, is only one way of looking at the burden of waiting for health care. We can also calculate the ...

  8. Taxing 'unhealthy' foods won't reduce obesity

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun and Province, July 2013 It seems health associations are once again calling for a "fat tax;" taxes on foods that some nutritionists and researchers don't want us to eat or drink. Unfortunately, the lack of ...

  9. Trade and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Intellectual Property Protection for Pharmaceuticals in Canada

    Canada is in the midst of negotiations over the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union, and the multi-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). A key issue to be settled in these negotiations is intellectual property (IP) ...

  10. Summer health care forecast: Typical slowdown with risk of increased sluggishness

    Appeared in the Fredericton Gleaner, Sundre Round Up and Nelson Daily.com Get ready for Medicare’s annual summer slowdown, where the forecast calls for possibly poorer than usual service levels. Every year, provincial health care systems across Canada ...