Research/Policy Issues
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National Center for Policy Analysis
Health Policy Digest - November 18, 2008
November 18, 2008
The only way to fix health care in Canada is to put patients at the center of the system, says Dr. Brian Day...
FRASER
LOW TECH CARE IN A HIGH TECH WORLD
Canadians are often unable to access the latest advances in health care -- even from the technologies that are available to them, says Nadeem Esmail...
FRASER INSTITUTE
Many of the World Health Organization's recent recommendations on ways to improve global health seem to be specifically designed to undermine economic growth, say experts...
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/FRASER INSTITUTE
BAUCUS HEALTH PLAN IS FATALLY FLAWED
Sen. Max Baucus' (D-Mont.) proposal is a blueprint for economic disaster in health care coverage for Americans, says Devon Herrick, a health economist...
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS
HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES IN 2040
By 2040, the United States will spend 29 percent of gross domestic product, or $9.07 trillion, on health care, according to Robert Fogel...
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH/HEALTH CARE ECONOMIST
LOOK PAST PRICE FOR HEALTH CARE VALUE
Access to new drugs has slowed the growth in America's disability rates, according to report...
MANHATTAN INSTITUTE/NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH/INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY