1-minute read
Opinion survey on the decision to allow smoking or not in Quebec bars and restaurants
SOM poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
4-minute read
Health-Care Freedom Infringed Upon: Canada’s 30-Year Monopolistic Medicare Experiment is Failing
Health care reform in Canada.
1-minute read
The Opinion of Canadians on Access to Health Care
Léger Marketing poll commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute.
3-minute read
La Suisse est un exemple
Switzerland’s health care system.
5-minute read
Pour le libre-choix en santé – Le Canada s’impose comme le chef de file en matière de contraintes imposées au système de soins de santé
Publication of a policy paper entitled A Canada Strong and Free.
8-minute read
Drug Debate: Living better, longer… …but new isn’t better
The impact of new drugs on our quality of life and the economy
1-minute read
L’effet bénéfique des nouveaux médicaments sur la longévité et la capacité de travailler
Bon nombre d’économistes croient que les nouveaux produits sont au coeur du progrès économique et que les produits novateurs valent mieux que les anciens parce qu’ils fournissent plus de «services» par unité de coût de production. L’industrie pharmaceutique est l’une de celles qui produisent le plus de nouveaux produits et qui font le plus appel à la recherche et au développement.
3-minute read
À trop vouloir économiser…
The effects of the drug price control policy.
1-minute read
How should the value of new drugs be determined?
MEI Economic Note on the true value of new drugs.
1-minute read
Le Point de l’IEDM sur la légalité des cliniques de santé privées
Federal and Quebec health laws are extremely complex. Many people believe, mistakenly, that recourse to the private sector is forbidden for all practical purposes. However, Quebec already has more private clinics than any other province. Certain grey zones exist, and governments tolerate practices that might not see the light of day if the law were applied to the letter. But there clearly exists space for developing private services outside the government monopoly.