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Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada
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| Citation | Åke Blomqvist and Busby, Colin. 2012. "Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/better-value-money-healthcare-european-lessons-canada/ |
| Published Date: | January 31, 2012 |
| Accessed Date: | January 16, 2026 |
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Canada’s provinces could learn from the Dutch and UK models as they seek better value for money in healthcare delivery, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada, economists Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby highlight methods to curb costs and improve healthcare quality in the Netherlands and United Kingdom. “Reforms there are delivering better value for money while adhering to similar equity principles as those underlying the Canadian system,” says Professor Blomqvist, the Health Policy Scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute.
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