Issue 7, August 2007

"Fact Check on Brian Day, MD"
By Zoltan Nagy

Unsupported claims and misinformation about certain statements made by Dr. Brian Day have been disseminated in the media recently. The following list sets the record straight on Day’s statements. Read more...

Scouting the Unexplored Territory Outside Medicare
By Janet Walker

Some time ago, I became interested in those Canadians who made the decision to seek medically necessary health care outside of Medicare and/or Canada. Sixty to eighty thousand people a year do this. Who are they and how can their information and experience inform the rest of us?
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Does the Canadian Health Care System Work? By Kieran A.G. Bridge This is the fourth in a series of articles on the present state and future of private health care and health insurance in Canada. This piece examines whether the current government-run health care and health insurance systems are meeting Canadians’ needs. Read more...

Contrary History: Socialized Medicine and Canada's Decline
By Michael Bliss, PhD

There is no greater fallacy than the idea that Canada's system of socialized medicine is essential to our system of national values. Without it, Roy Romanow and others tell us, we would not be Canadian. This is intellectual hogwash.
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Health Care in the Media A conversation with Dr. Day: the joys of notoriety       August 14, 2007 By speaking out on medicare, doctors are leading the debate       August 7, 2007 Doctors can, and do, work in both public and private systems       August 2, 2007

Dr. Brian Day's stint as CMA president is a victory for health care choice - August 16, 2007

Taking the Pulse: Hospital performance indicators from the patient's perspective
Report published by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies - August 2007

Private Supply, Public Benefit
Background paper published by the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group - June 2007

It's still about access! Medicare Plus
Policy Statement - Canadian Medical Association - July 2007

The Role of the Private Sector in the Quebec Health Care System
Economic Note published by the Montreal Economic Institute - August 2007

Minsinformation and Wishful Thinking about Medicare's Sustainability
Critical analysis published by the Fraser Institute - August 2007

CIMCA represents independent health care providers and their supporters to promote improved access to high quality and timely health care for all Canadians.

Our objectives are:

	To support high quality patient care and the highest professional and ethical standards
	To nurture cooperation between independent and public health care organizations
	To improve public policies that impact on access to health care
	To support innovation and new technology and promote accountability in the Canadian health system