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...
Health Financing and Insurance
January 17, 2017 - Jason Sutherland and Erik Hellsten
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...
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 “...
Intelligence Memos
From: Åke Blomqvist and Frances Woolley
To: Canada’s ministers of public health
Date: May 8, 2018
Re: Filling the Cavities in Canada’s Dental Coverage
Lack of access to even urgent dental care for...
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...
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