Globe and Mail

Retired Hamilton physician Kevin Greaves provides a thoughtful response to Globe and Mail reporter Jeffrey Simpson's article, Here's my Prescription for Reviving Medicare.

The Role of the Family Doctor in the Health-care Crisis

Monday, March 5, 2012 | This article originally appeared here.

Engaging patients is the big new idea in health. Though it seems obvious that patients should be involved and actively taking part in their own care, medicare has been in trouble so long that this change is seen as a revolution.