The Benefits of Not-for-Profit Delivery of Health Care - Information Sources
2. MRG Policy Briefs
On the Safety of Laser Eye Surgery -
December 18, 2000
Brief
presented to the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
- May 31, 2002 - Toronto
3. Journal Articles
Devereaux PJ, Choi PT-L, Lacchetti C, et al. A systematic review
and meta-analysis of studies comparing mortality rates of
private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals. C.M.A.J.
2002;166:1399-1406
Devereaux PT, Schunemann HJ, Ravindran
N, et al.
Comparison of mortality between private for-profit: and private
not-for- profit hemodialysis centers: A systematic review
and meta-analysis. JAMA. 2002; 288: 2449-2457.
4. Newspaper Articles
Health Care costs more, delivers less
at investor-owned private for-profit hospitals, major study
finds
Ontario Health Coalition Press Release &
Backgrounder (June 7, 2004)
Articles/Letters in response to the Canadian
Medical Association Journal article cited above under
"Journal Articles": "A systematic review and meta-analysis of
studies comparing mortality rates of private for-profit and private
not-for-profit hospitals" by P.J. Devereaux et al.
(Note: The above is a relatively large pdf file
- approximately 30 pages)
Physician group
says laser eye industry draining surgeons from public system
Firm to steer
patients abroad for health care - Toronto Globe and Mail,
January 24, 2001
5. MRG Newsletter Articles
Investor Owned Private for Profit Care
Facilities are to Die For - Winter 2003
MRG
Letter warns new Minister of dangers of expanding for-profit
health care - Spring 2002