Publications

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Name	Description/Notes	Date
Toronto Star op-ed on Poverty and Health	This op-ed summarizes the five-part Ontario Medical Review series on poverty and health.	5-Aug-08
Ontario Medical Review Series on Poverty and Health 2008	Five part series published in the monthly journal of the Ontario Medical Association in May and June 2008. This series was written by seven physicians (inlcuding myself) who have come together as the Ontario Physicians Poverty Working Group.	15-May-08
"Sustaining Medicare" to a public meeting at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB		13-May-08
Wellesley Institute Backgrounder on Health Equity	Backgrounder for Wellesley Institute consultations on health equity	5-Dec-07
The Second Stage of Medicare	Completing the Vision: Achieving the Second Stage of Medicare. From "Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems, Promise". Edited by Greg Marchildon and Bruce Campbell. Published by James Lorimer and Company Ltd. Toronto 2007.	15-Nov-07
Wellesley Institute Public vs. Private Health Care	Analysis of public and private finance and health care delivery	28-Sep-07
BC Centre for Policy Alternatives Public Sector Solutions to Health Care Wait Lists	There are many public-sector solutions to Canada's wait list problems. This report for the BC Centre for Policy Alternatives highlights public-sector alternatives for that province.	7-May-07
Public Solutions to Health Care Waitlists	Published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Also available from www.policyalternatives.ca.	15-Dec-05
Prescription for Excellence	The entire book.	11-Oct-05
Cue some fresh thinking about health-care queues	Published in the Winnipeg Free Press	2-Dec-04
A discussion paper on LHINs (revised)	Commissioned by the Southeast Toronto Project	29-Nov-04
The Good the Bad and the Ugly	Published in the Winnipeg Free Press	19-Sep-04
Could Hollywood write a happy ending to the Medicare Sequel?	Published in the Winnipeg Free Press	12-Sep-04
The Premiers’ Annual Theatrical Performance: Consensus Masks Confusion	Published in the Sunday August 5th Winnipeg Free Press.	5-Aug-04
A Reality Check on Health Promises	An analysis of the three main national parties’ election platforms as published in the Sunday June 13th Winnipeg Free Press	13-Jun-04
Medicare Made Easy	Published in the April 26th Globe and Mail	26-Apr-04
Innovation Can Save Medicare	Published by the Winnipeg Free Press	4-Mar-04
Double, Double, the National Health Council is a Lot of Trouble	Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July, 2003	24-Jul-03
The Prime Minister and the Premiers, Round Deux	Published by the Winnipeg Free Press, February 4, 2003.	4-Feb-03
Federal Role in Health Policy Feb 2003	Published by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy. Also available at www.caledoninst.org.	4-Feb-03
The Romanow Commission: Cautious Steps in the Right Direction	Published by the Winnipeg Free Press, Sunday December 1, 2002	1-Dec-02
The Cupboard Isn't Bare	The Federal Government has lots of room to meet the priorities of Canadians.	5-Nov-02
Beam Me Up Tony: MRI Scans and Scams	Originally published Toronto Star July 18, 2002. Revised Sept 6, 2002.	18-Jul-02
Revitalizing Medicare: Shared Problems, Public Solutions	Rachlis MM, Evans RG, Lewis P, Barer M. Published by the Tommy Douglas Research Institute. January 2001.	29-Jan-01
The Hidden Costs of Privatization: An International Comparison of Community Care	A report written for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. BC Office. September 25, 2000	25-Sep-00
Analysis of the Alberta Private Hospital Issue	Published by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy In March 2000	5-Mar-00
Population Health and Intersectoral Action	A Paper Prepared for a workshop on Intersectoral Action and Health: sponsored by Health Canada (Alberta and NWT) in partnership with Alberta Health and Alberta Community Development	26-Mar-99
Civic Lessons: Strategies For Increasing Consumer Involvement In Health Policy Development	By Carol Kushner and Michael Rachlis, MD for The Evidence Based Decision-Making Working Group of the National Forum on Health	22-Nov-96
Defining Basic Services and De-insurance: The Wrong Diagnosis and the Wrong Prescription	Published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal May 1, 1995	1-May-95