<time datetime="2018-05-03T06:00:00-04:00">May 3, 2018</time>

Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance, according to a new…

<time datetime="2017-01-17T00:47:48-05:00">January 17, 2017</time>

Canada needs to break down payment silos for more effective healthcare, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Integrated Funding: Connecting the Silos for the Healthcare We…

<time datetime="2016-07-06T00:42:03-04:00">July 6, 2016</time>

The federal government should recognize the limited success of past attempts to achieve healthcare reform with conditional transfers to the provinces and instead focus more on independent…

<time datetime="2016-01-20T00:01:00-05:00">January 20, 2016</time>

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…

<time datetime="2015-10-21T00:01:00-04:00">October 21, 2015</time>

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…

<time datetime="2014-12-03T15:08:26-05:00">December 3, 2014</time>

Provinces with age-based drug coverage should switch to income-based plans to head off serious financial pressure over the next few decades, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “…

Intelligence Memos
To:  Ontario’s Pension Policy Branch From: Barry Gros Date: September 20, 2023 Re: A Revised Scorecard for Ontario’s Proposed Framework for Target Benefits On September 1, the Ontario Ministry…
Intelligence Memos
From: Chris Bonnett To: Pharmacare Watchers Date: September 17, 2023 Re: Two Options to Get Better Pharmacare Faster Nothing is more dangerous than an idea. Émile Chartier is…
Op-Ed
Nothing is more dangerous than an idea. Émile Chartier is credited with those words or similar, finishing with “…when it’s the only one we have.”  Canada has tried for nearly 80 years to…