MEI – How is the government addressing patient deaths on waiting lists? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Part 2 of an interview with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, about the state of Canada’s healthcare system. Published on December 23, 2024, on The News Forum.
MEI – How are patients suffering in Canada’s healthcare system? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Part 1 of an interview with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, about the state of Canada’s healthcare system. Published on December 23, 2024, on The News Forum.
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Potential change to Quebec’s drug insurance plan a worry
While civil servants might see it as one line too many in the budget, the exceptional patient measure helps keep our health care system from becoming more dysfunctional than it already is. The health minister must leave it alone.
IEDM – La CAQ fait une guerre stupide au privée en santé! – Renaud Brossard
Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice President, Communications at the MEI, about the mandatory five-year conscription for new physicians in Quebec’s public health network. Broadcast on December 12, 2024 as part of the Ian & Frank podcast.
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In Canada, ‘the doctor will NOT see you now’ — and it’s a problem
Fixing Canadian health care means acknowledging that a universal system can include private as well as public providers.
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The Exceptional Patient Measure: A Safety Valve Allowing Quebecers in Need to Access Innovative Drugs
Tens of thousands of Quebecers could lose access to the drugs they need, should the Legault government restrict access to the “exceptional patient” mechanism, warns this MEI publication. “In the context of budgetary restrictions, important but little-known mechanisms, like the exceptional patient measure, sadly make easy targets for civil servants,” explains Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and the author of the study.
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Santé – Universel n’est pas synonyme de public
Les soins de santé devraient être accessibles à tous et à toutes, sans égard à la capacité de payer de chacun, et dans les délais appropriés.
IEDM – Les Québécois favorables majoritairement à se faire traiter au privé – Renaud Brossard
November 14, 2024 | 14 min. 15 sec. | Couture dans le mid (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Vice […]
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Accès refusé aux soins de première ligne, et si on s’inspirait de l’Allemagne et des Pays-Bas?
Alors que les temps d’attente augmentent et que les problèmes d’accès persistent partout au Canada, nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre de maintenir l’ordre établi.
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REACTION: More public health care will not solve our access problems
Montreal, November 5, 2024 – Independent clinics and care providers help improve access to health care, points out an MEI researcher in reaction to recent statements by Health Minister Christian Dubé.