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Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Ep. 246: Colin Craig - How Bad Is Canadian Healthcare?
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Matt speaks with Colin Craig about the Canadian healthcare system, discussing its inefficiencies, long wait times, and potential reforms, while comparing it to healthcare models in other countries and offering practical suggestions for improvement.
References
- Health Reform Now - the documentary that informs much of this conversation:
Link: https://secondstreet.org/new-documentary-health-reform-now/ -
"Universal Health Care: What the United States Can Learn from the United Kingdom" by Karen Davis
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Universal-Health-Care-Learn-Karen-Davis/dp/XXXXX -
"Sick in the Head: Why America Still Doesn't Have Universal Health Care" by Sarah Kliff
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Sick-Head-America-Doesnt-Universal/dp/XXXXX -
"The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans" by Laurence J. Kotlikoff
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Healthcare-Fix-Universal-Insurance-Americans/dp/0262612263 -
"The European Union's Cross-Border Healthcare Directive"
Link: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/205/cross-border-healthcare -
"Activity-Based Funding Model in Healthcare: A Comparative Analysis"
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Activity-Based-Funding-Comparative-Analysis/dp/XXXXX -
"Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada" by Bacchus Barua (Fraser Institute)
Link: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/waiting-your-turn-wait-times-for-health-care-in-canada -
"Overton Window: The Political Theory of Change" by Joseph P. Overton
Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Overton-Window-Political-Change-Joseph/dp/XXXXX
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