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Juin 9, 2021 9:24AM

Incentivize hospitals to treat patients—not avoid them
Bacchus Barua
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Hospitals currently view patients as costs that eat into the budget.

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canada health act, Canada health care system, hospital care, co-pays, universal health care
Juin 3, 2021 9:29AM

Canada should improve access to pharmaceuticals in post-COVID world
Bacchus Barua
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Canada should improve access to pharmaceuticals in post-COVID world

Drugs were approved in the U.S. 469 days earlier (on average) than in Canada.

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access to medicines, pharmaceutical innovation, access to new drugs, approving new medicine, pmprb, COVID, new drug approval
Mai 5, 2021 10:07AM

Wait times—the other health-care crisis
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Wait times—the other health-care crisis

The elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity.

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COVID, health care wait times, hospital wait times, waiting list, waiting for medical care
Mars 31, 2021 9:36AM

Canada’s vaccine rollout continues to lag
Herbert Grubel
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Canada’s vaccine rollout continues to lag

If Moderna had been allowed to sell its vaccines earlier, many Canadian death and illnesses may have been prevented.

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COVID, vaccine Shortage
Février 2, 2021 9:15AM

B.C. makes progress on surgery backlog—but serious challenges remain
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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B.C. makes progress on surgery backlog—but serious challenges remain

The provincial government contracted several private surgical clinics to help clear the backlog.

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surgery wait times, surgery wait, waiting for treatment, waiting for health care, health-care wait times in Canada, COVID
Décembre 11, 2020 11:09AM

Ottawa should empower provinces to generate health-care funding
Ben Eisen
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Ottawa should empower provinces to generate health-care funding

Premier Ford wants the federal government to cover 35 per cent of health-care costs, up from 22 per cent.

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health care funding, healthcare costs, health-care costs
Octobre 29, 2020 12:02PM

Mandatory switching of biologic drugs—beware of potential side-effects
Yanick Labrie
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Mandatory switching of biologic drugs—beware of potential side-effects

Last year, British Columbia became the first province to introduce a mandatory biosimilar switching program for non-medical reasons.

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biologic medicine, biosimilars, access to new drugs, access to new medicine
Août 6, 2020 11:24AM

B.C. should consider long-term collaboration with private clinics
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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B.C. should consider long-term collaboration with private clinics

The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months.

Étiquettes:
private clinics, access to medical services, health-care wait times in Canada, cost of waiting for treatment, hospital wait lists
Juin 11, 2020 11:33AM

Alberta’s surgery backlog should prompt health-care reform in the province
Mackenzie Moir, Alex Whalen, Bacchus Barua
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Alberta’s surgery backlog should prompt health-care reform in the province

An estimated 80,000 Albertans were waiting for care in early May.
Juin 8, 2020 9:54AM

Ottawa postpones short-sighted drug-pricing regulations
Bacchus Barua
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Ottawa postpones short-sighted drug-pricing regulations

Planned changes would likely result in fewer new and innovative drugs available to Canadians.

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pmprb, pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical innovation, prescription drug prices

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