EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE FOR CANADA iv | REPORT OF THE ADVISORY PANEL ON HEALTHCARE INNOVATION Acknowledgments This report is the culmination of thousands of hours of The Panel wishes to especially acknowledge the generosity engagement, consultation, research, and deliberation, made of those who voluntarily gave their time to participate in possible only by the efforts of many. [...] Pierre-Gerlier Forest of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg His extensive knowledge of the health sphere and expertise School of Public Health and Jeremy Veillard of the Canadian in indicators and information systems were invaluable. [...] EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE FOR CANADA Finally, the Panel would like to thank the hundreds of stakeholder organizations and members of the public who took the time to provide thoughtful and considered written input as part of the Panel’s online consultations. [...] The flow of federal funds and implementation of related strategies in the report do not depend on a full Our consultations also left us in no doubt that Canadians consensus of provinces and territories, nor do they demand hope and expect the federal government will work together new spending by provinces and territories that choose to with provinces and territories to reverse the erosion of the pa [...] REPORT OF THE ADVISORY PANEL ON HEALTHCARE INNOVATION – with the patient often assuming a significant plan in 1947, and oversaw the legislative approval of burden of the costs.