Media stories for January 11, 2013

An inconvenient truth: we don’t have the best health care system
Globe and Mail — Opinion
Two provincial health ministers have scrubbed the usual clichés and begun to tell their citizens an inconvenient truth. Alberta’s Fred Horne and Ontario’s Deb Matthews, rather than blathering on about Canada’s having the best health-care system in the world, now tell audiences that this country has an under-performing, expensive one by international standards.

Addiction service’s gamble pays off: RASS is in better financial health after ending contract
Richmond News
For the last year, however, Richmond Addiction Services (RASS) has had to dig deep internally to fight its own financial battles, making some tough calls along the journey. Funding for RASS comes primarily from Vancouver Coastal Health.