4-minute read
We can’t tax our way to better health
The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.
3-minute read
Let’s trade freely with Europe
Health care system could get a booster from overseas models.
3-minute read
Cheaper drug prices come at a cost
The development of new drugs is a risky and extremely expensive gamble.
4-minute read
The great health care lie
The real effects of the presence of the private sector in health care.
5-minute read
Ça marche partout!
The role of the private sector in health care.
5-minute read
Attendre 15 minutes à l’urgence, c’est possible
Launch of a report on the health care system in Switzerland.
4-minute read
Taxer les boissons gazeuses : inefficace, voire contre-productif
Taxing soda and other junk food will not lead to lower obesity rates.
4-minute read
Anti-soda argument loses its fizz
Taxing soda and other junk food will not lead to lower obesity rates.
3-minute read
Bulk not better for national drug buys
Would a Canada-wide bulk purchasing strategy save millions of dollars on prescription drugs?
1-minute read
How Can We Prevent Prescription Drug Shortages?
The shortage of injectable drugs that Canada has been experiencing in recent months is an ongoing headache for health professionals and hospital administrators. Many surgeries had to be postponed recently and clinical treatments had to be suspended due to certain essential drugs, in particular painkillers and anaesthetics, being out of stock. The phenomenon has become so serious that last March, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health called in the main participants and specialists in the pharmaceutical field for special hearings in order to take stock of the situation.