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1. Increase in MSP Premiums Won’t Fix Health Care

   Appeared in the Trail Daily Times Last week, the BC government announced it was increasing Medical Service Plan (MSP) premiums by approximately six per cent in 2010 to help fund rapidly growing health care costs. The government also pledged to keep ...

2. The Dollar Cost of Medicare

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald, Halifax Chronicle Herald, Kelowna Daily Courier, Red Deer Advocate, Penticton Herald, Guelph Mercury, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Moncton Times & Transcript The true cost of Medicare for individuals and ...

3. The Great ‘Americanization’ Distraction

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun In the debate over health care reform in Canada, defenders of the status quo often resort to the tired old claim that a greater role for competition, private financing, or private provision of health care services in Canada ...

4. Activity-Based Funding is Good for Alberta

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald Earlier this week, Albertans learnt that Alberta Health Services may move to an activity-based funding model for hospital care next year. Albertans should applaud their provincial government and Alberta Health Services for ...

5. Canadian Medicare Deserves its Criticism

   Appeared in the Trail Daily Times, Pembroke Observer, Halifax Chronicle Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Saskatoon Star Phoenix Canada’s Medicare system has been mentioned many times in the U.S. debate over health care reform, and not all of ...

6. Hospital Report Card Alberta 2009

   The Fraser Institute's Hospital Report Card Alberta 2009 is constructed to help patients choose the best hospital for their inpatient care by providing them with information on the performance of acute-care hospitals in Alberta. https://www ...

7. Obama should heed Canadian medical lessons

   Appeared in the Detroit News In an effort to provide health insurance to all Americans, President Barack Obama appears eager to give government a greater role in health care insurance. But before doing so, he would be wise to consider Canadians' ...

8. Hospital Report Card: British Columbia 2009

   The Fraser Institute's Hospital Report Card: British Columbia 2009 is constructed to help patients choose the best hospital for their inpatient care by providing them with information on the performance of acute-care hospitals in British Columbia. ...

9. When it comes to healthcare, Canadians receive poor value for their tax dollars

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald The beginning of May marks the end of income tax season in Canada. While the task of completing our personal tax returns and the size of those tax bills slowly fades from our memories, some Canadians may find themselves ...

10. Fraser Forum- April 2009: Canada-US Relations

    In this issue: Up Front: Gangs, drugs, and the economy At a recent Behind the Spin event in Calgary, Dr. Stephen Easton, Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, discussed the true costs of crime. A blueprint for continued prosperity by Charles Lammam and ...