Bad numbers don’t add up to good policy
The public-private debate is undermined by a misuse of health care data.
Thinking outside the pillbox
Increasing pharmaceutical spending can decrease health care costs.
The Good News
It’s a common cry – the increasing cost of prescription drugs is bankrupting the health care system. But is that actually the case? Advancements in technology have dramatically changed the face of medical care, and pharmaceuticals have been in the forefront. This paper published with the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group examines how today's drugs actually save the system money.
The Beacon, 2 November 2006
From the fishery - to education - to pharmacare policy, this edition of The Beacon examines public policy for a number of issues.
When Tea and Sympathy are not Enough
It is considered one of the most pressing issues in health care in Canada, the catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage. On 16 May 2006, AIMS gathered the leading experts from across the country to discuss the topic. This is a summary of the "When Tea and Sympathy are not Enough" conference.
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone
In this op/ed in The New York Post, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains the real reason why brand-name drugs cost less in Canada. In reply to an ad campaign by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) urging Congress to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, Crowley explains the reason isn't simply price controls. And he tells Americans to be very careful what they wish for.
The Beacon, 13 September 2006
From the war in Afghanistan, to the future of Health Care in Canada, to the role of public policy think tanks - this Beacon provides insight on some of the major policy issues facing the region and the country.
Any national drug plan must cover chronic illnesses
In this article that appeared in the Toronto Star, Brian Ferguson takes a look at a national pharmacare program and how to pay for it. It's a plan that could be used for more than just pharmaceuticals, if, as he suggests, Canadians acknowledge that while the government may pay the bills for health care, it uses our money to do so.
Catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage: AIMS’ conference puts the issue on the national agenda
AIMS' conference on the catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage in Atlantic Canada attracted patients, health care workers, pharmaceutical companies, insurance brokers, and government officials. Media across the country picked up this story with its clear message that AIMS set the stage to place the catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage on the national agenda.
When Tea and Sympathy are not enough:
On 16 May 2006, AIMS gathered the leading experts on the gap in prescription drug coverage from across the country.