By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) Ordinary citizens are stuck without the information necessary to make personal and political choices about health care. About half of government program spending is on health care. Yet, no one knows if citizens are getting value for money or if the current approach creates more harm than good. The health [...]
This Spring, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) surveyed dozens of leading minds in Nova Scotia about the province’s future. Respondents discussed their concerns about Nova Scotia, including low growth, decaying public institutions, and demographic stagnation. To reverse decline, this group proposed many original and helpful insights for public policy reform. Among the [...]
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 19, 2017 LocalXpress, March 22, 2017 Battlefords News-Optimist, March 24, 2017 Canadian seniors are a privileged group. The Conference Board of Canada reports that life expectancy today is 10 years longer than it was in 1961. The average Canadian can expect to live three years longer than [...]
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) • Chronicle Herald, 31 January 2017 My welcome to medical care for seniors helps me understand what some people mean when they say “I’m not getting older. I’m getting better.” Science and medical innovations lead to improved function and comfort despite the influence of age on our vision, teeth, [...]
We often hear warnings about two-tier healthcare, where the wealthy can access a private and separate health system. But even today's public healthcare does not deliver equal service to everyone. Administration by the provincial government alone produces unfair, three-tier healthcare. At the top, some people can access primary care around the clock. In [...]
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) • The Chronicle Herald, 01 December 2016 Most Canadians applaud the principles of the Canada Health Act that suggest all Canadians should have access to the comprehensive health care they need An editorial in the Nov. 1 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal recognizes, as did the Quebec [...]
The Beacon - July 18, 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 15 Upcoming AIMS Events Summer is a busy time here at AIMS. In addition to our research on important policy issues to Atlantic Canada, we are hard at work in preparing a series of upcoming speaking events. The annual AIMS Chairman's Dinner promises to be [...]
The Beacon - July 9, 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 14 Pushing Pipelines By Marco Navarro-Génie President & CEO I hope you are enjoying the summer weather in your respective corners of the region and the country. While summer is a great time to recharges our batteries, we are busy preparing and putting together the research projects [...]
AIMS Research Fellow David Zitner discusses the signs of frailty. As care rationing becomes a more prominent reality in the health system, patients will have to take on more knowledge and control over their own health care. He gives warning signs about frailty to help readers monitor their own function. As government rationing of [...]
The Beacon - June 4, 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 13 Atlantic Provinces Should Join the New West Partnership By Marco Navarro-Génie President & CEO Governments in Atlantic Canada have a vital political task: to break down all barriers, overcome all obstacles, and invalidate all irritants to interprovincial exchange. To this end, a regional free trade agreement is [...]