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.
A Canterbury Tale: Integrated Care, the Kiwi Way
New Zealand’s Canterbury health system has been suggested as a model for Ontario Health Teams. However, on reflection Canterbury may more closely resemble a LHIN.
The End of Ontario’s Cancer Quality Partnership
The termination of the Quality Management Partnership at CCO shows that the government's current priorities do not include improving the quality of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
The Hoskins Report is Bold and Clever
In releasing its report last week, the Hoskins council took steps to ensure that adoption of pharmacare will be inevitable under a future Liberal majority or minority government.
Kaiser Permanente: A model of integrated care for Ontario Health Teams?
As the Warriors and Raptors battle for NBA supremacy, we take a closer look at Kaiser Permanente, official health care sponsor of the Warriors and purported gold standard for integrated care.
Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: The NHS
The National Health Service is a source of pride for most Britons. The Commonwealth Fund tells us it is the best healthcare system in the world, superior to ours. Here's a closer look.
Vaccination: A shared Responsibility
Our laws require adults to wear helmets while riding a motorcycle. How on earth is it that we do not protect our most vulnerable from completely preventable infectious diseases? Mandatory vaccination must be a priority.
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.
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.
Male FPs out-earn women FPs annually by over 30%: Ontario data
As the proportion of women in medicine continues to rise, the pressure to examine, understand and potentially address the pay gap will also rise rapidly, writes Dr. Boris Kralj.