Karen Selick of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, who are challenging the Ontario government for its “monopoly” health system in court, advises us to Continue Reading…
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Karen Selick of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, who are challenging the Ontario government for its “monopoly” health system in court, advises us to Continue Reading…
An article in a Globe and Mail series on innovation in health care delivery highlighted the potential of home visits from family physicians to helping people Continue Reading…
The Globe and Mail has been running a week-long series on the potential of innovation and private health care delivery. A Nov 9 article focused on private firms Continue Reading…
The latest Canadian Institute for Health Information report on health care expenditures highlighted that hospitals, drugs and doctors are the largest components Continue Reading…
I was really pleased to speak at an OPSEU symposium on equity over the weekend. Unions have long played a central role in the broad community coalitions that Continue Reading…
To effectively implement health equity strategies and quality-driven reform, it is crucial to know how well -- and how -- policies and service interventions are Continue Reading…
I've been working on pulling together various tools and resources to help policy makers and planners put health equity into practice -- stay tuned here. One Continue Reading…
UBC health economist Bob Evans famously called arguments that Medicare is unsustainable or that we therefore need privatization zombies: meaning that these Continue Reading…
The American-based Prevention Institute made a presentation to recent National Research Council deliberations on HIA. They argued that HIA aligns well with Continue Reading…
I was speaking to a hospital board member about the challenges of hospitals building health equity into their planning and service delivery. Some hospitals Continue Reading…
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