Dr. Brian Day, former head of the Canadian Medical Association, is currently fighting to allow private treatment for patients.
universal access health care
September 20, 2016
12:40PM
April 26, 2016
1:18PM
Long wait times costs Canadians time and money.
October 14, 2015
1:38PM
Canada has one of the most expensive universal health-care systems in the world, yet on indicator after indicator, we’re not getting good value for our money.
August 11, 2015
9:00AM
As is often the case in U.S. politics—though normally on the Democratic side of the aisle—Canada’s health care system was raised as a functioning alternative to the American model. Specifically, GOP front-runner Donald Trump described Canada’s health care system as working just fine.
June 26, 2014
6:00AM
Those opposed to market-based health care reform do their best to scare Canadians, suggesting that the introduction of private competition will lead to longer wait times, higher costs, and poorer quality, particularly for lower-income individuals and families. Reality, however, is considerably different. International experience suggests that private competition is a fundamental feature of a high-performing, universal access health care system.