Health Care

— Jul 27, 2023
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2023

The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2023 is a new study that finds the typical Canadian family (two parents and two children) with an average household income of $169,296 will pay $16,950 for public health care this year. In fact, the cost of public health care insurance for the average Canadian family increased 4.2 times as fast as the cost of clothing, 2.1 times as fast as the cost of food, 1.8 times as fast as the cost of shelter, and 1.7 times as fast as the average income.

— May 9, 2023
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2023

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2023 is a new study that finds an estimated 1.2 million Canadian patients waited for medically necessary treatment last year, and each lost an estimated $2,925 (on average) due to lost wages and reduced productivity during working hours. Put differently, long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $3.6 billion in lost wages and productivity last year.

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