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Finally, a money incentive for Alberta hospitals to pick up the pace on surgery
As long as appropriate guardrails are in place, patients are better off in hospitals where financial considerations serve as an incentive to treat more of them, rather than a limitation.
IEDM – Une majorité de Canadiens voudraient ouvrir la porte au privé en santé – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
15 avril 2025 | 10 min. 35 sec. | Sophie Durocher (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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MEI-Ipsos poll: 56 per cent of Canadians support increasing access to non-governmental healthcare providers
Montreal, April 15, 2025—Canadians are increasingly in favour of breaking the government monopoly over health care by opening the door to independent providers and cross-border treatments, an MEI-Ipsos poll revealed this morning.
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Healthcare in Canada 2025 – Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI
Canadians are increasingly in favour of breaking the government monopoly over health care by opening the door to independent providers and cross-border treatments, an MEI-Ipsos poll revealed this morning.
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Bannir la médecine privée, une mauvaise idée
Enchaîner les médecins à un système défaillant qui épuise son personnel soignant ne réglera pas nos problèmes. On devrait plutôt miser sur la flexibilité, comme l’a fait le Danemark.
MEI – Alberta is changing the way it funds acute health care services – Krystle Wittevrongel
April 9, 2025 | 8 min. 20 sec. | Calgary Eyeopener (CBC Radio) Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, […]
IEDM – Obligation pour les médecins québécois de pratiquer dans le public – Gabriel Giguère
April 9, 2025 | 14 min. 38 sec. | Reg against le matin (BLVD 102.1) Interview (in French) with Gabriel Giguère, Senior […]
IEDM – La réforme du système de santé en Alberta – Vincent Geloso
April 8, 2025 | 14 min. 03 sec. | Ouellet en direct (Radio X) Interview (in French) with Vincent Geloso, Senior Economist […]
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Response to the Quebec Order of Physicians Proposal to Ban Private Practice
By recommending the prohibition of private medical practice, Quebec’s order of physicians, the Collège des médecins du Québec, is going against best international practices, states the MEI in this Viewpoint. “When we look at healthcare systems that work better than ours, it’s clear that private medical practice does not reduce access to care,” says Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the publication.
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REACTION: Alberta’s embrace of activity-based funding is great news for patients, MEI says
CALGARY, AB, April 7, 2025 – Alberta’s move to fund acute care services through activity-based funding follows best practices internationally, points out an MEI researcher following an announcement made by Premier Danielle Smith earlier today.