The Galen Institute and The Heritage Foundation co-hosted a media briefing and policy discussion on "Taking on the Canadian Health Care System" on Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Dr. Chaoulli, who successfully challenged a law in Canada that had banned private health insurance for services covered under medicare, talked about his case and its implications. Other health policy analysts participated in … [Read more...] about Taking on the Canadian Health Care System
Taking on the Canadian Health Care System
The Galen Institute and The Heritage Foundation co-hosted a media briefing and policy discussion on "Taking on the Canadian Health Care System" on Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Dr. Chaoulli, who successfully challenged a law in Canada that had banned private health insurance for services covered under medicare, talked about his case and its implications. Other health policy analysts participated in … [Read more...] about Taking on the Canadian Health Care System
Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform
View Grace-Marie's presentation from a Galen Institute luncheon briefing on "Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform." Click here to view the presentation. … [Read more...] about Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform
Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform
View Grace-Marie's presentation from a Galen Institute luncheon briefing on "Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform." Click here to view the presentation. … [Read more...] about Tax Reform as the Road to Health Reform
Consumer Response
When striving to succeed in business, a savvy consultant once advised that "Good news is nice, but bad news is more important." And that certainly holds true for consumer-directed health care. An important new study by McKinsey & Company released this week says that the early evidence about consumer-directed health care (CDHC) is promising, but much more needs to be done before there will be … [Read more...] about Consumer Response
Northern Exposure: A court ruling could unravel Canada's health-care system
The supreme court of Canada struck down a Quebec law on Thursday that had banned private health insurance for services covered under medicare, Canada's socialized health-care program. "This is indeed a historic ruling that could substantially change the very foundations of medicare as we know it," Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Albert Schumacher said after the ruling. … [Read more...] about Northern Exposure: A court ruling could unravel Canada's health-care system
The Wall Tumbles
The equivalent of the Berlin Wall came tumbling down in Montreal today as the Supreme Court of Canada struck down a Quebec law that had banned private health insurance for services covered under medicare, Canada's socialized health care program. "This is indeed a historic ruling that could substantially change the very foundations of medicare as we know it," Canadian Medical Association president … [Read more...] about The Wall Tumbles
Northern Exposure: A court ruling could unravel Canada’s health-care system
The supreme court of Canada struck down a Quebec law on Thursday that had banned private health insurance for services covered under medicare, Canada's socialized health-care program. "This is indeed a historic ruling that could substantially change the very foundations of medicare as we know it," Canadian Medical Association president Dr. Albert Schumacher said after the ruling. … [Read more...] about Northern Exposure: A court ruling could unravel Canada’s health-care system