In the Feb. 24th-March 3/1995 issue of The Georgia Straight, an ariticle by Joyce Nelson appeared:  "Who's Behind Health Cuts;  An elite organization and a PR giant are undermining the ideals of public health care." In this article, which described the activities of Burson-Marsteller and the Trilateral Commission at the time, the Canadian health-care system was referred to as "one of the largest unopened oysters in the Canadian economy" (p. 9).  

See the  program and agenda for the 5th Annual International Summit on the Private Health Sector, December 3-4, 2000, Miama Beach, Florida.  It is interesting to read over the lists of Summit Partners, Summit Envoys, and the titles of the papers, e.g. "Globalization of American Managed Care," etc. 
The Symposium website is at:  http://www.aihs.com/summit/summitabout.html