It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community
Canada has a mismatch between the world class quality of research we produce on health every year and how that research is implemented into our healthcare system.
Backgrounder: Making Sense of the U.S. Health Care System: A Primer
The U.S. health care system is not a universally accessible system – it is a publicly and privately-funded patchwork of fragmented systems and programs. Insured Americans are covered by both public and private health insurance, with a majority covered by private insurance plans through their employers.
Comparing the performance of health systems around the world just got a little easier
One morning, the media headline pronounces Canada’s health system should model that found in the Netherlands; the next week, we should follow Germany’s example, and yet another says Australia is leading the pack. Then there are the inevitable comparisons to the U.S. health system.
New Panel of International Journalists offers support to journalists covering health systems from around the world
(Winnipeg, MB) Nine health journalists from seven countries are now available as a free resource for journalists covering health systems and health policy issues from around the world.
The UK health care system
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
