Why can’t we fix health care? Blame self-interest
While Canadians point to health care as their largest national concern, self-interest has led to meagre health reform over the past four decades.
Harvey Lazar is adjunct professor at the School of Public Administration, University of Victoria. His co-edited book, Paradigm Freeze: Why it is so Hard to Reform Health-care Policy in Canada was published by McGill-Queen's University Press. He is an advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca.