Health Policy
This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians’ health and long-term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.
March 3, 2016
The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy...
January 20, 2016 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Canadian governments must rethink healthcare on five areas of national priority, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Challenging Vested Interests: National Priorities for...
January 19, 2016 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Canadians would benefit from a new funding model for elder care, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Shifting Towards Autonomy: A Continuing Care Model for Canada,” authors Åke...
November 12, 2015 - Irfan Dhalla, Jeremy Veillard, Niek Klazinga and Omid Fekri
While Canada has a well-established tradition of transparency and accountability for health-system performance comparisons, few measures of outcomes are reported, according to a new report from the C...
October 21, 2015 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
An expanded federal role in financing pharmacare would set the stage for wider coverage and greater cooperation in drug pricing, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Feasible...
March 26, 2015 - Denis Protti
Despite ambitious efforts to implement Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, the level of health information exchanged across organizations and care settings in Canada is lagging, according to a...
Intelligence Memos
From: Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby
To: Ministers of Health and Finance in Canada
Date: July 14, 2017
Re: It’s Time for Healthcare to Join the Productivity Parade
Slow productivity growth is an...
Op-Ed
Until a few years ago, the main concern in the Canadian debate over health policy was how to control costs. When provinces managed to restrain health-care spending growth to an average rate below...
Intelligence Memos
From: Aaron Jacobs and Ramya Muthukumaran
To: Provincial and Federal Ministries of Health and Public Health Agencies
Date: May 2, 2017
Re: Five Ways to Increase Immunization Among Canadian Children...
Research
En dépit du fait que la province compte plus de médecins de famille par tête que bien d’autres endroits, le Québec accuse du retard par rapport à l’Ontario et à l’Europe occidentale en ce qui...
Research
Les Québécois portent un lourd fardeau financier de 768 milliards de dollars – la facture d’impôt la plus élevée pour l’augmentation des dépenses de santé au cours du prochain demi-siècle – et...
17 Jan 2017
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Roundtable Luncheon - The Patients First Act: A Vision for Accountable Care
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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14 Sep 2016
Sep
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Roundtable Luncheon with Colin Busby, Valerie Walker, and Derek Newton
Ottawa
Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
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08 Sep 2016
Sep
08
Call with Bill Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Thursday, September 8, 2016, 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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