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Quebec Budget: Unsustainable Spending Growth
On Tuesday, March 22, the Quebec government tabled its 2022-2023 provincial budget. In this publication, we note the significant growth in portfolio spending in recent decades, taking into account the newly-released numbers, and we use different scenarios to illustrate the magnitude of this increase.
IEDM – Devrait-on ouvrir davantage la porte au privé en santé? – Maria Lily Shaw
March 21, 2022 | 29 min. 23 sec. | L’effet Normandeau (98,5 FM) Debate (in French) with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at […]
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It’s Time to Start the Shingles Vaccine Campaign
The positive impacts of improving access to this drug have been evident in other provinces that have added the shingles vaccine to their provincial immunization programs.
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A recipe for successful health care reform
It’s time to transform our monopolistic health care system into a mixed, universal system that embraces the value of parallel resources to improve both access and quality of care for patients.
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Your move, Health Canada
As public health measures begin to ease across the country, provinces are relying on the availability of new oral medications meant to reduce the risk of COVID-19 induced hospitalizations to keep the strain on our health care system to a minimum.
IEDM – Par où commencer la refondation du système de santé? – Maria Lily Shaw
February 17, 2022 | 19 min. 03 sec. | Trudeau-Landry (FM 93) Interview (in French) with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at the […]
IEDM – Grandir le potentiel des cliniques privées pour désengorger le public – Maria Lily Shaw
February 17, 2022 | 7 min. 49 sec. | Philippe-Vincent Foisy (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at […]
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Une réforme du système de santé en six étapes
Au Québec, nombreux sont ceux qui demandent une réforme majeure du système de santé. Le temps est venu de répondre à ces appels et de faire de notre système monopolistique un réseau mixte.
IEDM – Importante étude sur les meilleures pratiques en santé – Maria Lily Shaw
February 17, 2022 | 17 min. 53 sec. | Droit Devant (FM 106,9) Interview (in French) with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at […]
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Real Solutions for What Ails Canada’s Health Care Systems – Lessons from Sweden and the United Kingdom
The Quebec government, through Health Minister Christian Dubé, will soon present its plan to overhaul the health care system. The MEI is proud to unveil this major study by economist Maria Lily Shaw on the best practices of the health care systems of Sweden and the United Kingdom—two examples that Quebec should follow if it really wants its reforms to be successful.