Health Policy
This area covers the impact of policies affecting Canadians’ health and long-term care choices and outcomes, for example regarding access to and quality of care, funding arrangements and incentives, pharmaceuticals policies, intergenerational equity considerations, and the impact of these choices on the public purse.
April 24, 2018 - Colin Busby
Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Not Just for Kids...
April 5, 2018 - William B.P. Robson
Preliminary figures show faster growth in the amounts governments are budgeting for healthcare over the past three years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Healthcare Costs...
January 25, 2018 - Colin Busby, Aaron Jacobs and Ramya Muthukumaran
Canadian provincial healthcare systems fare poorly compared to peer countries according to new research from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Reality Bites: How Canada’s Healthcare System Compares to its...
May 23, 2017 - Ake Blomqvist and Colin Busby
The current methods of paying healthcare providers do not encourage systematic consideration of cost-effectiveness in the selection of treatment or new technologies, finds a new report from the C.D....
April 27, 2017 - Colin Busby, Aaron Jacobs and Ramya Muthukumaran
A vocal few Canadians hold anti-vaccine views, but they are not the main reason for insufficient childhood vaccination coverage across Canada, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “...
January 17, 2017 - Jason Sutherland and Erik Hellsten
Canada needs to break down payment silos for more effective healthcare, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Integrated Funding: Connecting the Silos for the Healthcare We Need...
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Cannabis-Concerned Canadians
Date: April 20, 2018
Re: It's 4-20. How's that Legalization Thing Going?
Two years ago, on April 20, Ottawa announced steps to legalize cannabis...
Intelligence Memos
From: Rosalie Wyonch
To: Ontario Taxpayers
Date: April 4, 2018
Re: Healthcare spending: ambition exceeds capacity
Ontario’s 2018 budget - entitled “A Plan for Care and Opportunity” – focuses heavily...
Intelligence Memos
From: Colin Busby
To: Provincial Ministers of Health
Date: January 29, 2018
Re: Bad to Worse in Healthcare: How the Provinces Rank Internationally
Canadian provincial healthcare systems fare poorly...
Research
Quelques Canadiens très bruyants s’opposent à la vaccination, mais ils ne constituent pas la principale raison de l’insuffisance de la couverture vaccinale, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C...
Research
Le gouvernement fédéral devrait reconnaître le succès limité des tentatives précédentes de réforme des soins de santé par l’entremise de transferts conditionnels aux provinces et se pencher plutôt...
Research
Le défi budgétaire de la population vieillissante : planifier les coûts des soins de santé au Québec
Les Québécois traînent un fardeau fiscal évalué à 682 milliards de $, c.-à-d. les impôts additionnels qui devront être prélevés au cours du prochain demi-siècle pour faire face à l’augmentation des...
21 Jun 2018
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Roundtable Luncheon with Dave Berry, Alexis Moulton and Matthew Zabloski
Calgary
Thursday, June 21, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
12 Jun 2018
Jun
12
Roundtable Luncheon with Candace Chartier, Shirlee M. Sharkey and Dr. Samir Sinha
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Tuesday, June 12, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
01 May 2018
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Webinar with Åke Blomqvist, Health Policy Scholar, C.D. Howe Institute; Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University
Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm
Latest Research

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