health insurance

Janvier 18, 2012 2:00AM

Feds offer health ministers opportunity to enact real reform

As the premiers meet this week in Victoria, a number of provinces are clearly distressed about the federal governments plan to reduce the automatic annual increase in health transfers from the current six per cent to the rate of economic growth starting in 2017-18. While the announcement has not been applauded by most premiers and their respective health ministers, it is long overdue.

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health care, health care costs, health spending, health insurance, health transfers canada, health transfers, health care canada, user fees

Novembre 30, 2011 2:00AM

The Dollar Cost of Medicare(3)

Milagros Palacios

The true cost of Medicare for individuals and families in Canada is often misunderstood, with many people thinking its either free or covered by our provincial health insurance premiums.

This misconception has many sources. In part, it stems from the fact that health care consumption is free at the point of use, leading many to grossly underestimate the actual cost of care delivered. Furthermore, health care is financed through general government revenues, rather than financed through a dedicated tax, further blurring the true dollar cost of the service.

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Novembre 6, 2011 2:00AM

Government Health Care: Not the 11th Commandment

Mark Milke, Mark Rovere

Whenever talk of health care reform arisesand praise for European countries that combine universal coverage with more private sector involvementa reflex inevitably kicks in. For some, it seems more privately-delivered or privately-insured health care is a policy choice akin to religious heresy. Its almost as if government delivery and government insurance were an 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Only Provide Health Care via Taxes and the Public Sector.

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health care, health insurance, health spending, health care costs, hospital employees union, strike, waiting lists, wait lists

Mai 24, 2011 2:00AM

To understand health insurance performance, measure the right outcomes - Appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Fredericton Daily Gleaner

Brett J. Skinner, Mark Rovere

Are Canadians getting good value for money from their health insurance system? This question is often discussed among health economists and policymakers. And while its important to know whether citizens are getting the best bang for their health buck, its imperative that the appropriate outcomes are measured in order to accurately assess the economic performance of a health insurance system.

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health, health insurance, health insurance system, health insurance performance

Octobre 28, 2010 2:00AM

Value for Money from Health Insurance Systems in Canada and the OECD

Brett J. Skinner, Mark Rovere

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health insurance, OECD, health spending, medical resources, medical services

Août 7, 2009 2:00AM

Proponents of government-run health insurance choose to disregard the facts

Brett J. Skinner

The saddest thing about the health care reform debate in both Canada and the United States is that those who advocate for government-run health insurance have no regard for the facts, and no apparent concern for the interests of patients. Bob Rae's misinformed commentary about the case of Shona Holmes is an example of this.

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Juillet 7, 2009 2:00AM