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1. Ontario's- pay more, get less- health care system

   Appeared in the Timmins Daily Press Facing a $16-billion deficit, the Ontario government announced it will stop funding a handful of medical services currently covered by the public health insurer. This should come as no surprise, as it has become the ...

2. Feds offer health ministers opportunity to enact real reform

   Appeared in the Edmonton Journal, Times Colonist, and Toronto Sun As the premiers meet this week in Victoria, a number of provinces are clearly distressed about the federal government’s plan to reduce the automatic annual increase in health transfers from ...

3. 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 ...

4. The Dollar Cost of Medicare(3)

   Appeared in the Lakeside Leader and Ponoka News The true cost of Medicare for individuals and families in Canada is often misunderstood, with many people thinking it’s either free or covered by our provincial health insurance premiums. This misconception ...

5. Government Health Care: Not the 11th Commandment

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald Whenever talk of health care reform arises—and praise for European countries that combine universal coverage with more private sector involvement—a reflex inevitably kicks in. For some, it seems more privately-delivered or ...

6. 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 ...

7. Time to get serious about User Fees

   Appeared in the Moncton Times and Transcript, Calgary Beacon and Winnipeg Free Press In response to an advisory panel report commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association, CMA president Dr. Jeff Turnbull conceded that when it comes to health care ...

8. Health Spending Tsunami Awaits Ontario's Next Provincial Government

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun If history is any guide, Ontario voters should not expect meaningful discussion of health policy during the upcoming provincial election campaign. Indeed, none of the party leaders have so far offered any feasible solutions to ...

9. Changing how we pay doctors doesn't guarantee better care

   Appeared in the Cape Breton Post, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Prince Albert Daily Herald and Woodstock Sentinel Review Economic theory and common sense tell us that financial incentives influence people’s behavior. This is as true for the local ...

10. Hospital Report Card: British Columbia 2011

    The Fraser Institute?s Hospital Report Card: British Columbia 2011 is constructed in order to contribute to the improvement of inpatient care in British Columbia by providing hospital-specific information about quality of service directly to patients and ...