Budgets/Spending/Market Size

Is it time for FPs and specialists to split up?

A look at the Quebec way, where two different unions represent FPs and specialists in fee talks.
Physician class-action suit could cost B.C. $100M
Federal government should lead on healthcare: poll

Three in four (75%) Canadians said health care should be the federal government’s top priority
Gaps in medicare affect one-third of Canadians, poll shows

OTTAWA | More than one-third of Canadians have gone or have had a family member go without needed health care because of insufficient insurance coverage, a new poll indicates.
Nurse staffing, burnout linked to hospital infections

U.S. study finds burnout leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates and costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually.
Why other provinces may follow Ontario’s lead in reducing physician fees
Thousands leaving Canada for medical care

A Fraser Institute study states that thousands of Canadians are going to the U.S. for medical care.
Opinion: Why other provinces may follow Ontario’s lead in reducing physician fees

Other provinces are watching Ontario to see whether reducing health care costs by reducing doctor fees is politically possible

U.S. healthcare spending forecast to skyrocket after 2014