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1. Pharmaceutical Regulation, Innovation, and Access to New Drugs: An International Perspective

   New drugs are emerging that promise improved treatments and in some cases even cures for diseases. But these drugs are expensive, and are heightening concerns from patients and insurers (particularly public insurers) about the prices that drug companies ...

2. Canada's free ride on U.S. drug development may end soon

   Appeared in the Moncton Times & Transcript, December 10, 2018 In October, the Trump administration outlined a plan that, if implemented, would substantially lower the amount the U.S. government will pay drug-makers for certain pharmaceuticals covered ...

3. Ontario no longer has shortest health-care wait times in Canada

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, December 5, 2018 Sadly, long wait times for medical treatment have defined the Canadian health-care system for many years. Long waits visit a wide range of harms upon Canadians including unnecessary pain and suffering, lost ...

4. Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2018 Report

   Waiting for treatment has become a defining characteristic of Canadian health care. In order to document the queues for visits to specialists and for diagnostic and surgical procedures in the country, the Fraser Institute has—for over two decades—surveyed ...

5. Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2018

   Comparing the performance of different countries' health-care systems provides an opportunity for policy makers and the general public to determine how well Canada's health-care system is performing relative to its international peers. Overall, ...

6. Before implementing national pharmacare, look at what provinces already offer

   People on social assistance have drug coverage at very low or no cost in every province. ...

7. Provincial Drug Coverage for Vulnerable Canadians

   Access to pharmaceuticals is a critical component of a properly functioning health care system. The reality that some Canadians have difficulty paying for their medications, combined with unqualified claims regarding Canada’s approach towards drug ...

8. The average Canadian family will pay $12,935 for health care this year

   Most Canadians likely know they pay some amount to sustain our public health-care system. However, they probably don’t know how much. We aren’t billed directly for health services, and we have nothing that even closely approximates a ...

9. Timely health care—there’s an app for that!

   There’s been much discussion recently about the results of a new survey examining the impact of technology on health care. Conducted by Ipsos-Reid, the findings suggest that Canadians—particularly younger Canadians—are eager to adopt new ...

10. Saudi spat exposes Canada's physician supply problem

    Appeared in Maclean's, August 24, 2018 Canada’s diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia—over Canadian tweets calling for the release of imprisoned human rights activists—may soon have a significant impact on our health-care system. The new crown prince, ...