UBC experts on B.C. Supreme Court ruling against legalizing private health care

Sep 10, 2020

The B.C. Supreme Court ruled against legalizing private health care today following a landmark trial that lasted three-and-a-half years and involved more than 100 witnesses.

UBC experts are available to comment:

Michael Law
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Canada Research Chair in Access to Medicines
Email: michael.law@ubc.ca

Health care policy; access to and the use of prescription drugs, including the affordability of prescription drugs, private drug insurance, generic drug pricing, and the impact of pharmacist prescribing
Michael Law also provided expert testimony for this case

Steve Morgan
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: steve.morgan@ubc.ca

Health care policy; universal access to appropriately prescribed, affordably priced, and equitably financed medication

*Limited availability today

Jason M. Sutherland
Program Head, Health Services and Outcomes, UBC Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: jason.sutherland@ubc.ca

Health system performance; Funding policy; Methods for improving cross-continuum care; Variations in utilization patterns; Accounting for differences in efficiency and quality of care
Jason Sutherland also provided expert testimony for this case