Michel Grignon

Overview

Michel Grignon is a Health Economist and Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society. He looks to assess and improve Canada’s healthcare system with regard to Canada’s aging population, which increasingly relies on public services. Michel’s work intends to bridge the divide between efficiency and equity by allocating health resources more effectively. He has found that Canada’s healthcare is constructed to serve acute conditions. Older people, though, are more likely to have permanent chronic conditions. He believes that a healthcare system looks very different when a large percentage of the population it serves will never return to full health. Michel also serves as a public commentator on issues of aging and health equity and is helping Canadian policymakers improve how they serve our aging population.

Affiliations

• Professor
• Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University
• Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
• Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), Faculty of Health Sciences
• Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Professor, Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Professor, Health, Aging & Society, Faculty of Social Sciences

Education

• MA, École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Économique
• PhD, École des Hautes Études en Science Sociales