May 10, 2024 | 8 min. 31 sec. | Alexis Le Matin (106,9 FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist […]

Emulating Alberta’s pharmacist-led clinic model could enhance access to primary care and help avoid unnecessary emergency room visits, according to this study from the Montreal Economic Institute.

European countries like France, Sweden, and Germany are proof that the private sector can easily help provide universal and efficient healthcare coverage.

Adopting activity-based funding for hospitals in Alberta could shorten wait times and improve productivity, according to this MEI study. “Our current hospital funding model incentivizes treating the fewest patients possible, as each new patient represents an additional cost,” explains Krystle Wittevrongel, Senior Public Policy Analyst and Alberta Project Lead at the MEI.

Montreal, April 16, 2024 – By switching from private mini-hospitals to geriatric clinics, the Legault government is breaking its election promise, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.

Quebec patients really do have to be patient. In the Anna-Laberge hospital’s emergency room, a typical visit lasted 13 hours and 4 minutes last year. It would be quicker to hop on a flight to Paris and get treated at the hospital closest to the airport.

Dissatisfied with the state of their provincial health care systems, a majority of Canadians are open to greater reliance on the private sector, according to this MEI-Ipsos poll.

Le fait est que notre système de santé manque de capacité de traitement. Que vous vous présentiez en clinique externe, en salle d’urgence ou que vous ayez besoin d’une opération non-urgente, l’attente est un symptôme de ce manque de capacité.

March 19, 2024 | 7 min. | Toujours le matin (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at […]

March 18, 2024 | 12 min. 49 sec. | Midi Pile (KYK FM) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist at […]