A winning recipe for the successful overhaul of the health care system
The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) was pleased to invite you to a webinar with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at the MEI, on March 29, from noon to 1 pm.
Recette gagnante pour une refonte réussie du système de santé
The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) was pleased to invite you to a webinar with Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at the MEI, on March 30, from noon to 1 pm.
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The urgent need to end the uncertainty
The more time that passes, the more the restrictions on our lives seem to have run their course in the eyes of the population.
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Projet de loi 11: le mauvais remède à prescrire
S’il est vrai qu’il est grand temps pour une refonte du système de santé au Québec, une des premières étapes de cette transformation doit être l’augmentation de l’offre de services par des mesures qui élargissent le bassin de médecins.
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The new Pfizer pill: Now that’s something we do want to spread
Canada is now armed with 30,000 courses of Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid, a pill that is expected to be effective in preventing severe illness, hospitalization, and death due to COVID.
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A plea for a rational usage of experts and ‘science’
Provincial governments in Canada, as well as the federal government, should form, and each have at their disposal, an independent, nimble, and small multidisciplinary advisory committee.
IEDM – Des soins de qualité «B», vraiment? – Miguel Ouellette
Interview (in French) with Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI, about the Assistant Deputy Minister of Health, Lucie Opatrny, who recently mentioned that we will have no other choice but to provide “B instead of A+” health care. Broadcast on January 22, 2022 as part of the program Le Québec matin, on LCN-TV.
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Des soins de qualité «B», vraiment?
Visiblement, le problème du système de santé québécois n’est pas seulement dû à la pandémie : nous manquons atrocement de capacité et de personnel, et l’accessibilité aux soins peut être compromise à tout moment.
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Time to cure what ails Canada’s health-care systems
Health reform has been talked about enough; it’s time to take action and catch up to the other universal health systems in the world that have already embraced the role of entrepreneurs in the delivery of care.
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Anti-vax tax: Let’s not rush into anything – An interesting idea, but an ill-advised application
Montreal, January 12, 2022 – Following the Legault government’s announcement regarding the possible introduction of an additional health tax for unvaccinated individuals, Miguel Ouellette, Director of Operations and Economist at the MEI, had some thoughts on the matter.