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Seeing healthcare clearly
Canada’s healthcare system performs well with a human touch A version of this commentary appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, the Windsor Star and the Victoria Times Colonist I had cataract surgery...
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An era of restraint in health care spending in Canada
The question is whether the current decline represents a permanent bending of the health care cost curve or a temporary pause A version of this commentary appeared in the Huffington Post, the Hill...
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How to create an affordable prescription drug plan
New Brunswick has opportunity to reduce pharmaceutical drug prices dramatically with a single payer system A version of this commentary appeared in the Huffington Post, the New Brunswick...
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Why Canadian hospitals outperform U.S. hospitals
If U.S. hospitals ran as efficiently as Canada’s, the average U.S. family of four would save $2,000 annually on health care A version of this commentary appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, National...
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How to eliminate MRI wait lists in the public health system
— and save Alberta millions of dollars a year in the process A version of this commentary appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Medical Post and National Newswatch Value for money appears to be finally...
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How Canada fails people with mental illnesses
Canada needs improved access to mental healthcare services A version of this commentary appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, the Hill Times and the Guelph Mercury In any developed country, politicians and...
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How to make the social determinants of health matter
An interview with Sir Michael Marmot A version of this commentary appeared in the Medical Post and Ottawa Life and Kevin MD I sat down with Sir Michael to explore the stories, the evidence and the...
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Social change: At the heart of medicine
An interview with Canadian Medical Association President, Chris Simpson A version of this commentary appeared in the CMAJ blog and the Huffington Post Recently, I was fortunate to attend the Global...
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How to make the social determinants of health matter
“If we want to make our patients well, that means we want to make our communities well. And that means prevention and addressing the social determinants of illness.” Sir Michael Marmot, Chair of the...
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Backgrounder: Federal Transfer Payments and how they affect healthcare...
Prepared for EvidenceNetwork.ca by Livio Di Matteo The Canadian fiscal transfer system is relatively simple and designed to address fiscal imbalances arising from economic differences across provinces...
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Many patients with chronic health conditions also have mental health issues...
We need to better integrate physical and mental health services A version of this commentary appeared in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Prince Albert Daily Herald and the Huffington Post Our health...
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Toward a true health accord
A version of this commentary appeared in the Globe and Mail, Policy Options and the Huffington Post Later this month, Canada’s Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Philpott, will meet with her provincial and...
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Albertans must get inventive in healthcare as price of oil slides further
A version of this commentary appeared in the National Post and National Newswatch As world oil prices and the Canadian dollar slide perilously, Albertans must become more inventive and rigorous in...
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