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...
Health Financing and Insurance
January 17, 2017 - Jason Sutherland and Erik Hellsten
July 6, 2016 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
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...
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...
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...
December 3, 2014 - Colin Busby and Jonathan Pedde
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 “...
September 17, 2014 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
Provincial governments should not expand public healthcare to cover the growing costs of long-term care (LTC), according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term...
Intelligence Memos
From: Colin Busby and Åke Blomqvist
To: Canadian Drug Purchasers
Date: December 12, 2017
Re: Draft Regulations for Drugs – A Mixed Bag (II)
Lost in media reports regarding headline numbers of...
Intelligence Memos
From: Farah Omran
To: Canada’s healthcare officials and policymakers
Date: October 25, 2017
Re: Life after OHIP+
Ontario’s 2017 budget announced a universal drug program for youth under the age of 25...
Op-Ed
Since December, Canadians have been treated to the spectacle of provincial and territorial health ministers squabbling with their federal counterparts for more health-care dollars. As they argue over...
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