Taking a flight to France for faster ER treatment
Waiting times are so long in some Quebec emergency rooms that it’s sometimes faster to fly to France for treatment! The bureaucratic status quo is no longer working, and action is urgently needed.
IEDM – Des hôpitaux indépendants sans but lucratif, la solution au Québec? – Renaud Brossard
August 3, 2024 | 14 min. 13 sec. | Que Québec se lève (FM 93) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice […]
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Non-Profit Health Care: Taking Inspiration from Europe
Autonomous non-profit hospitals tend to perform better than government-run hospitals, shows this MEI study. “Interminable waits in Canadian hospitals show that our healthcare systems are struggling to deliver basic services to the population,” says Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at MEI and author of the study. “By allowing independent non-profit hospitals to open, our governments would help increase treatment capacity, to the benefit of patients.”
IEDM – Pour ou contre l’«écologisme de marché»? – Vincent Geloso
July 24, 2024 | 12 min. 20 sec. | Le midi (98,5 FM) Debate (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist at […]
MEI – Telemedicine works… the government needs to keep their hands off it – Krystle Wittevrongel
July 17, 2024 | 7 min. 24 sec. | Montreal Now with Aaron Rand(CJAD-AM) Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at […]
IEDM – Pour ou contre le privé en santé au Québec? – Renaud Brossard
July 17, 2024 | 14 min. 13 sec. | Le midi (98,5 FM) Debate (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications […]
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Telemedicine works. Don’t let government near it
The federal government has announced plans to “crack down” on telemedicine by forcing provinces to cover its costs. In addition to violating the constitutional division of powers, shifting telemedicine costs from private parties to the provinces is fiscally untenable.
IEDM – La télémédecine en péril! – Gabriel Giguère
July 15, 2024 | 13 min. 15 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst […]
IEDM – La télémédecine en péril! – Gabriel Giguère
Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior Policy Analyst at the MEI, on Ottawa’s decision to mandate provincial coverage of telemedicine care, and how it risks hampering access to one of the few aspects of our health care system that works well. Broadcast on July 15, 2024 as part of the Pierre Nantel show, on QUB Radio.
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Ottawa met à risque l’accès à la télémédecine
La télémédecine a grandement amélioré notre accès aux services de santé. Malheureusement, Ottawa semble déterminé à couper les ailes de ces initiatives naissantes.