The Beacon — 11 March 2010
Take in AIMS' event with Tom Flanagan, author of "Beyond the Indian Act".
A Third Option for the Health Care Debate
AIMS Fellow in Health Care Policy Dr. David Zitner teams up with Dianne Kelderman, CEO of the Nova Scotia Cooperative Council, to explain how community-controlled, user-centred health care is an option worth considering.
John Risley appointed Chair of AIMS Board of Directors
Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today announced the appointment of well-known Canadian entrepreneur John Risley as the new chair of its Board of Directors. Risley, co-founder and chairman of Clearwater Fine Foods, takes over from John F. Irving who stepped down earlier this year.Risley admits he doesn’t take on such voluntary [...]
Healthcare reforms warnings from France and Canada
Health care reform has become a major policy issue in the United States as US President Barack Obama promotes significant reform. This article, co-authored by AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley, appeared on the Reuters wire service. It explains that the experience in Canada and France shows that government health insurance and government financing lead to a crackdown on health care providers and bureaucratization of the entire health care system.
The Beacon – 29 April 2009
From municipal performance to fiscal policy to health care, this Beacon highlights AIMS most recent work regionally, nationally and internationally.
Cost and Consequences of Government Health-Care Decision Making
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to speak at the "Lessons from Abroad" conference, hosted by the Galen Institute. Crowley spoke on the debate of publicly funded health-care and the Canadian experience.
The Beacon – 31 March 2009
From taxes to health care to the recession to the Great Depression, there's a little history, a little reflection and a little wishful thinking in this edition of The Beacon.
What’s Wrong with Canada’s Healthcare System?
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was one of the international experts gathered to discuss publicly funded health care at the Lessons from Abroad" conference hosted by the Galen Institute and International Policy Network in Washington. His presentation prompted this blog entry in MedPage Today.
Evidence-Based Legislation? Lessons From Abroad
A presentation to an international health reform conference by AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley attracted the attention of this medical blog. Crowley provides insight of the Canadian health care system and the lessons the US should draw from the Canadian experience.
Lessons from Abroad
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to speak at the Galen Institute's "Lessons from Abroad" conference on healthcare. The Institute highlighted the conference in its latest newsletter.