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It’s Time to Overcome Private Healthcare Fears
Private non-profit hospitals are contributing positively to European health care systems.
1-minute read
The Positive Role of Profit in the Field of Health Care
Few topics of public debate elicit more emotion in people than the role of the private sector in health care. It is often argued that profit has no place in this sector, especially when it comes to hospital care. Some people think that the profit motive would encourage "the cutting of corners," that profit would add to the cost of providing a service, or that for-profit medical facilities would avoid the more complex cases or those perceived to be "less profitable." Are these beliefs justified?
7-minute read
Taxer le tabac? Bien sûr, mais jusqu’à quel point?
To what extent should tobacco products be taxed?
3-minute read
Putting a Human Face to Health Care Waiting Lists
The harmful effects of waiting lists for patients.
4-minute read
Donner la voix aux patients qui attendent
The harmful effects of waiting lists for patients.
3-minute read
Don’t Let International Bureaucrats Control Canada’s Tobacco Taxes
Taxing tobacco in order to reduce consumption.
3-minute read
Without Big Pharma, Many Useful Drugs Wouldn’t Exist
The respective contribution of the public and private sectors in the development of new drugs.
3-minute read
L’apport de l’industrie pharmaceutique
The respective contribution of the public and private sectors in the development of new drugs.
1-minute read
What Role Do the Public and Private Sectors Play in Pharmaceutical Innovation?
The discovery and marketing of countless therapeutic drugs and vaccines over the past century has undeniably helped to revolutionize the field of health care. Despite the scope of this progress and the benefits that have flowed from it, the pharmaceutical sector continues to be the target of numerous criticisms. How are innovative drugs discovered and developed? What do the public sector and the private sector each contribute to the process? The purpose of this Economic Note is to shed some light on these questions.
4-minute read
Private Health Care Could Benefit Canada
The role of the private sector in the field of health care.