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The doctor’s chance to lead
Supreme Court opens door to private health insurance.
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State-tobacco “cure” worse than the “disease”
Nationalization is not a rational solution for the health problems caused by cigarettes.
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Understand U.S. system for meaningful debate – Highly regulated nature of market, not private care, explains many of the problems behind access to care
Health care reform in Canada.
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The case for private care – Should the Supreme Court have dismissed Quebec’s ban on private medical services?
Supreme Court opens door to private health insurance.
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Two Myths about the U.S. Health Care System
Publication of an Economic Note on some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.
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Deux mythes du système de santé américain
Publication of an Economic Note on some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.
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Quebeckers’ Opinion on the Supreme Court Ruling Prohibiting Citizens from Paying for Healthcare Covered by the Government
Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
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Two myths about the U.S. health care system
In the debate over Canada’s health care system, the United States provides a convenient scarecrow. We hear constantly that 45 million Americans have no health insurance, that public health care spending is inadequate and that the U.S. system is characterized by unbridled capitalism. These perceptions, however, fall into the category of urban myth. It is true that the U.S. health care system suffers from a number of problems and is far from perfect, but the causes of these problems are not what most people believe.
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Il est temps de démystifier le système de santé américain
Publication of an Economic Note on some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.
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45 million myths: Better Canada’s frayed health care system than unbridled U.S. capitalism that leaves millions with no safety net, right? Well, take a closer look
Publication of an Economic Note on some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.