The Santis team shares its insights on the key sectors and factors driving decisions and change in the health care and life sciences sector across Canada.
SUMMARY: Ontario Cabinet Shuffle (2017)
Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled a small cabinet shuffle to fill the vacancy left by the departure of former community safety and corrections Minister David Orazietti.
Read MoreSUMMARY: CIHI’s Report on Public Drug Spending
Before the holidays, CIHI released its annual analysis of public drug spending, and it’s worth more than a cursory examination for anyone who cares about how much money is spent on pharmaceuticals in Canada, on what and where, and how those numbers have changed over time.
Read MoreSUMMARY: Highlights from the Health and Long-Term Care Mandate Letter 2016
Released this morning, the September 2016 Mandate Letter to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care outlines the upcoming priorities of the Ministry.
Read MoreSUMMARY: Ontario doctors vote to reject the tentative agreement with ON govt
Members of the OMA voted on Sunday, August 15 to reject the tentative Physician Services Agreement with the Ontario government, first announced July 11.
Read MoreINSIGHTS: Ontario doctors can be at the table, or on the menu
Santis Principal Patrick Nelson writes: "A past president of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) used an expression regularly when talking to doctors about the need to partner with government to design a better health care system."
Read MoreSUMMARY: Ontario Cabinet Shuffle (2016)
Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled her mid-term cabinet shuffle.
Read MoreSUMMARY: Connecting the Dots for Patients
Health Quality Ontario released a report June 1 examining the results of the Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Doctors in the Ontario context.
Read MoreSUMMARY: Turing Pharma’s Stunning Price Hike Casts Shadow on Entire Industry
In mid-September Martin Shkreli, CEO of little-known Turing Pharmaceuticals, attracted international attention for a stunning decision to hike the price of one of the company’s flagship products.
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