Canada is a high-income country with a population of 33 million. Life expectancy is high
compared with most OECD countries; however, infant and maternal mortality rates tend to be …

Background Canadians have long been proud of their universal health insurance system,
which publicly funds the cost of physician visits and hospitalizations at the point of care …

Diet is the only known intervention which has been conclusively shown to extend life span. It
can be argued the key role diet has to play in the aging process came to prominence as a …

The health care system in Canada receives a great deal of international attention, but it is
subject to considerable critique and debate locally. Health Systems in Transition: Canada …

OBJECTIVES: To describe recent changes and identify emergent trends in public drug
benefit policies in Canada from 2000 to 2010. METHODS: For each province, we tracked …

This study presents longitudinal evidence on the trends and determinants of income-related
inequities in general practitioner (GP), specialist, and any physician visits among older …

Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other
countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare …

Purpose The evidence is emerging that prescription medications are the topmost drivers of
increasing health care costs in Canada. The financial burden of medications may lead …

Background: Approximately one-third of Canadians' prescription medication costs are paid
directly out-of-pocket. This study attempts to determine if outof-pocket expenditures of more …

Equity in healthcare is an important policy objective of the Canadian healthcare system. Out-
of-pocket payments for healthcare (OPPH) by Canadian households account for a …