Privatization and User Fees are not the Answer for Health Care Costs

Dr. Michael Rachlis has an insightful editorial on potential solutions for rising costs in the health care sector,

Medicare is as sustainable as we want it to be…

Health policy experts conclude that improving quality is the key to sustainability. High performing organizations like the U.S. veterans health system have demonstrated it is possible to simultaneously improve quality, enhance services and control costs…

Canadians should be somewhat concerned about our health system’s costs. But the road to sustainability runs through improved quality, not user charges or privatization.