By Sherri Torjman basic income guarantee, Canada, disabilities, eligibility criteria, employment challenges, income security, social assistance, welfare, welfare programs, welfare recipients
A federal disability benefit could be modelled on the GIS for seniors A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star, the Winnipeg Free Press and the Huffington Post The talk of walls between nations garners significant attention. There is virtually no discussion, by contrast, of the walls that exist within nations. In Canada, […]
By Raisa Deber Affordable health care, Canada healthcare system, Canadian health, Canadian healthcare system, federal government, Funding models, Health care costs, healthcare funding, insufficient funding, provincial government, publicly funded healthcare system
A version of this commentary appeared in the Globe & Mail, the Canadian Healthcare Network and The Province As a recent Globe and Mail investigation has noted, some Canadians have had to pay extra for care that they thought would be fully covered. The investigation reveals how complex this set of issues can be. As many […]
By Alexis Wise Affordable healthcare, Canada's healthcare sytem, Canadian healthcare, Health care costs, Health care in Canada, healthcare, Healthcare spending, public healthcare spending
A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star, Huffington Post and Kelowna Daily Courier Health care costs the public sector about $160 billion a year in Canada, a higher per capita cost than most industrialized nations. Yet Canadians are not markedly healthier nor do we receive better care. The Commonwealth Fund has ranked […]
By Livio Di Matteo access to health care, budgets, Canada, Canada Health Transfer, Canadian health care, Canadian healthcare system, global budgets, Health care costs and spending, Health policy, health promotion
A version of this commentary appeared in the Hill Times, Huffington Post, and the Canadian Healthcare Network The last few years have seen some dramatic changes to the Canada Health Transfer (CHT), which in 2017-18 will total $37.150 billion — no small figure. The Harper era saw the move to a full per capita funding formula without […]
By Marc-André Gagnon Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, Canadian medicare, cost of drugs, drug cost, Drug coverage, employee benefits, health care spending, national drug plan, Pharmaceutical, Quebec, Quebec healthcare
A version of this commentary appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star and the Huffington Post Ontario has been the site of dueling pharmacare proposals and Canadians are the victors. At the end of April, the opposition NDP promised universal drug coverage for a list of essential medicines. Not to be outdone, the ruling Liberal party […]
By Stephen Duckett Australia, Australian Medicare, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, cost of drugs, drug cost, Drug coverage, health care spending, Healthcare spending, medicare, Pharmaceutical
A version of this commentary appeared in the Globe & Mail, the Huffington Post and the Victoria Times Colonist. Australia and Canada share many characteristics, but Canadians may not know one of them is that Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, Medicare, was modelled on Canada’s — albeit adapted to account for constitutional differences between the two countries. […]
By Terry Klassen and Leah Crockett Canada Health Act, Canadian health, Child health, children, emergency care, emergency departments, medical needs, pediatric care, pediatric specialist, pediatrician
Wide variation across the country can be catastrophic and costly A version of this commentary appeared in the Huffington Post, Winnipeg Free Press and Afro News When a child is sick or injured, our health system usually delivers excellent care. That’s good news. Yet the adage that “children are not small adults” — and have specific medical […]
By Avram Denburg and Wendy Ungar Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, Canadian medicare, children, cost of drugs, drug cost, Drug coverage, employee benefits, health care spending, national drug plan, Pharmaceutical, prescription drugs
From Ontario’s lips to the feds’ ears A version of this commentary appeared in the Hill Times and the Huffington Post. The Ontario government’s decision to invest in universal drug coverage for those under 25 is a long-needed policy commitment that will help ensure the health of our next generation. As a pediatric oncologist, I see children […]
By Danielle Martin and Sandro Galea access to care, American health care, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, Canadian medicare, health care spending, national drug plan, U.S. healthcare
Trade policy with the United States puts Canadian medicare in the crosshairs A version of this commentary appeared in the Globe and Mail and the Canadian Health Network and Ottawa Life Magazine. America is facing a growing threat to the health of its citizens. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the American […]
By Steve Morgan Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, cost of drugs, drug cost, Drug coverage, employee benefits, health care spending, national drug plan, Pharmaceutical, prescription drugs, universal coverage, Universal health care
A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star Ontario has just announced that they will offer a publicly funded pharmacare system for children and youth in Ontario. This is a small step in the right direction, one that is arguably most important for its symbolism in a national debate. Why just a small […]