Taking Back Health Care

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We find ourselves in a moment of both opportunity and necessity — one demanding bold action. Governments and policymakers do not own the health-care system; they are entrusted with its stewardship. Health care belongs to all of us, and reform must empower its true owners. It must start with the expectations of Canadians (and everyone who calls Canada home) — what they expect today and what they should be able to expect in the years ahead.

This paper and the work to follow calls for the pragmatic reform and innovation needed to meet those expectations, based on our knowledge, experience and a wealth of existing research and analysis. We believe implementation of the necessary changes can and must begin immediately.

Taking Back Health Care

How to Accelerate People-Centred Reform Now

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About the Authors

Dr. Bob Bell, Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Georgina Black, Vice Chair & Managing Partner Government, Health & Life Sciences, Deloitte Canada
Jodi Butts
Dr. Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor, Schools of Pharmacy and Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President, Canadian Medical Association
Dr. Victoria Lee, Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia; Assistant Professor, Simon Fraser University
David MacNaughton, President, Palantir Technologies Canada
Dr. Danielle Martin, Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Dr. Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen’s University Health Science