MEI – Canada’s Health Care in Crisis – Krystle Wittevrongel
Canada’s vaunted health care system is in crisis. According to the “ourCare” national survey, more than 6.5 million people – that’s one in five Canadian adults – do not have access to a family doctor or a nurse practitioner that they can see for regular care. Interview with Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research at the MEI, published on Conversations That Matter on September 20, 2024.
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Les patients canadiens devraient avoir accès au même choix que les patients européens
La couverture publique des soins transfrontaliers permettrait au Canada de mieux répondre aux besoins des patients et d’avoir des systèmes de santé plus efficaces.
IEDM – Les soins transfrontaliers: une solution aux délais médicaux? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
September 13, 2024 | 12 min. 33 sec. | La croisée (ICI Radio-Canada) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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Can Cross-Border Healthcare Be the Safety Valve for Waiting Lists in Canada?
Allowing Canadian patients to get reimbursed from the government for care received outside the country – just like Europeans do – would help reduce waiting times, according to this Economic Note published jointly by the Montreal Economic Institute and SecondStreet.org.
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Involvement of non-governmental health operators could boost access to health care in Alberta, if done properly, says MEI researcher
Calgary, September 3, 2024 – If properly executed, the Smith government’s plans to have management of some hospitals transferred to independent operators could help improve access to health care, according to a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.
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L’autonomie des hôpitaux sans but lucratif
Au lieu de laisser les politiciens et les fonctionnaires gérer nos hôpitaux depuis de grandes tours dans nos capitales provinciales, nous devrions donner au personnel de première ligne un meilleur contrôle local sur nos établissements hospitaliers.
IEDM – Le manque de personne dans le Nord a un énorme coût humain – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with the MEI, about the “flying squad” that must compensate for the lack of healthcare personnel in Abitibi, Côte Nord and Outaouais. Broadcast on August 12, 2024, as part of QUB Radio’s Pierre Nantel show.
IEDM – Le manque de personne dans le Nord a un énorme coût humain – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
August 12, 2024 | 8 min. 54 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]
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Hospitals should be run by the experts, not politicians
By removing centralized political control, European countries have enabled independent non-profit hospitals to better allocate their funding to the care sectors with the most pressing needs rather than those that make for the best photo shoot.
IEDM – Les hôpitaux indépendants sans but lucratif: la solution à la crise? – Emmanuelle B. Faubert
August 5, 2024 | 9 min. 13 sec. | Pierre Nantel (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Emmanuelle B. Faubert, Economist with […]