April 19, 2019 International Healthcare System Profiles Dr. Bob Bell

LaMal: Excellent universal care at an expensive cost

21% of Swiss citizens and 10% of Canadians avoid medically necessary care for economic reasons, suggesting that progressive taxation is the most equitable method to fund health care.

April 11, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

OHIP billings need to be transparent

April 8, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

Future of Ontario medicare depends on scrutiny of medical testing

April 7, 2019 International Healthcare System Profiles Dr. Bob Bell

Swedish health care: An expensive publicly funded model

Many Canadians suggest we should look to Sweden for lessons in health care delivery. However, paying the same as Swedes do for health services would increase Ontario’s deficit by more than $40 billion.

April 3, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

Competition between public and private care will not cure hallway medicine

March 31, 2019 International Healthcare System Profiles Dr. Bob Bell

Does hybrid health care improve public health services? Lessons learned from Australia.

Australia’s hybrid system offers a cautionary tale for Canada. The Australian two-tier, private pay model has not improved access to publicly funded health services.

March 26, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

Ontario health reform strategy ‘vindictive’ and a failure at effective change management

March 26, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

Debating Ontario’s Health-Care Overhaul

March 24, 2019 Dr. Bob Bell

Will the future of Ontario surgery be private or public?

March 18, 2019 Straight Talk Dr. Bob Bell

Making sense of Canadian health agencies

The next two or three years will determine whether CEOs of super agencies can lead provincial health systems better than ministers and ministries. Progress in Ontario will be watched carefully.