The year 2016 promises to be an exciting time here at AIMS. We have had a busy month of January with significant exposure across media throughout the region and in some national outlets on a few of our research and opinion pieces. We continue to promote greater accountability to equalization and to show evidence that [...]
The Beacon October was a staple month for AIMS as we embarked on new and exciting projects and events in energy, healthcare, childcare, education and registry privatization. The coming months will see incredible improvements in the way AIMS communicates and builds cooperation in the Atlantic community as we rebrand, redefine and reposition the Institute as [...]
The Nova Scotia Department of Health is intent on enrolling uninformed Nova Scotians in an ill-conceived health-care experiment — one that will reduce patient and physician choice and reduce access to family physicians. No one seems to have reported on the scientific merits of the experiment, bothered to ask people if they want to enroll, [...]
AIMS health policy fellow, Dr. David Zitner, argues healthcare in Nova Scotia is problematic, leading to excessive costs for medical and non-medical health services.
Canadians want better healthcare, but their participation in health reform is difficult. Ordinary citizens don't readily have useful information about waiting times, results of care, the rate of preventable mistakes in their local facilities or even their own health information. The way forward and the most immediate, actionable way would be to promote [...]
Nova Scotia's healthcare system is plagued with governance and administrative problems, long wait times and poor worker morale. These problems stem from flawed information gathering processes that make it difficult for the provincial government to manage healthcare expenditures. If the provincial government wishes to reduce healthcare costs, it will be necessary to adopt [...]
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People who can afford it should be encouraged to pay some of the cost of their own inexpensive care.
For immediate release: September 10, 2015 Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is proud to announce its partnership with the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council in their search for effective and immediate solutions to barriers in the delivery of clinical care. The two organizations are coming together to stand against stagnation, lack [...]
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