Tag Archives: Health policy

How a National Drug Plan Can Save Canada

June 27, 2017

From prescriptions to prevention: Managing Canada’s opioid addiction

June 2, 2017
Winners and losers in the changing world of the Canada Health Transfer Winners and losers in the changing world of the Canada Health Transfer
By Livio Di Matteo

Noralou Roos named an Officer of the Order of Canada

March 13, 2017

Congratulations to our founder and Director, Dr. Noralou Roos for being named an Officer of the Order of Canada for her years of service and work in health policy.

POSTER_Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever _but is that good news Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever — but is that good news?
By Dr. Livio Di Matteo

Without appropriate measurement of health care outcomes, we cannot know if cost control measures affect the quality of care.

POSTER_Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever _but is that good news Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever — but is that good news?
By Dr. Livio Di Matteo

We don’t have measures in place to evaluate whether increasing the specialist health workforce is always the best investment of our health care dollars.

POSTER_Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever _ but is that good news Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever — but is that good news?
By Dr. Livio Di Matteo

Just how big is the increase in the number of health specialists? The number of specialists per Canadian has almost doubled since 1981.

POSTER_Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever _ but is that good news Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever — but is that good news?
By Dr. Livio Di Matteo

While there has been a recent decline in real per capita provincial government health spending, total physician costs have continued to rise.

Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities
By Jon McGavock

Most non-indigenous people struggle with the concept that culture has healing potential, but several lines of scientific evidence support it.

Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities
By Jon McGavock

It’s time to bring indigenous leaders and experts into our policy solutions, and put them at the helm. Perhaps, then we can reduce the inequities that indigenous youth in this country live with every day.


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