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Janvier 12, 2018 12:33PM

Under OHIP+, access to new or innovative drugs for rare disorders is limited
Dr. Nigel Rawson
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Insurance companies are the principal beneficiaries of Ontario’s new publicly-funded pharmacare program.

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OHIP+, pharmacare, new prescription drugs, prescription drug innovation, rare disorders, patients, children, ontario, kathleen wynne
Novembre 27, 2017 1:54PM

Senator Sanders—and much of the media—incorrectly sell single-payer as only path to universal health care
Bacchus Barua
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Australia, Germany and the Netherlands all allow more private-sector involvement in health care than Canada.

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bernie sanders, american health care, health-care wait times in Canada, health care, universal access health care, affordable care act
Août 2, 2017 1:29PM

Canada’s health minister is right about one thing—there’s lots of work to do
Bacchus Barua
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In the Commonwealth Fund’s rankings of health-care systems, Canada scored a dismal ninth out of 11 countries.

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Canada health care system, access to health care, universal access health care, cost of waiting for care, health care wait times, jane philpott, Justin Trudeau, canada health act, patients, doctors, canadian hospitals
Juillet 26, 2017 1:41PM

The patience of Canadian patients is wearing thin
Bacchus Barua
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New survey corroborates troubling health-care wait-times trend.

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canadian wait times for medical treatment, health care wait times, Justin Trudeau, jane philpott, access to health care, canadian health insurance, universal access health care
Juillet 12, 2017 9:35AM

Universal health care doesn’t require a single-payer government monopoly
Bacchus Barua
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Single-payer health-care systems are often only able to lower costs by rationing services.

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access to health care, canadian health care system, american health care, affordable care act, obamacare, single-payer model, patients, canadian wait times for medical treatment, health care wait times, new york times
Juin 12, 2017 5:00AM

Political turmoil in U.S. turns spotlight on Canadian health care
Steven Globerman
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The California State Senate recently voted for a universal health-care system in the state.

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american health care, canadian health care system, health care wait times, donald trump, single-payer model, democrats
Juin 7, 2017 2:23PM

Alberta should look to France, Germany and Australia to improve its health-care system
Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen
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Albertans wait 22.9 weeks for treatment—five weeks longer than 15 years ago.

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health care, cost of waiting for care, rachel notley, health-care wait times in Canada, universal access health care, Justin Trudeau, alberta health care
Juin 1, 2017 1:36PM

Health-care treatment wait times costs Canadians estimated $1.7 billion last year
Bacchus Barua
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More than 13 per cent of patients said they were adversely affected by waiting for non-emergency surgery.

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health care wait times, wait times, cost of waiting for treatment, canada health act, patients, doctors, canadian hospitals
Mai 11, 2017 3:00AM

Ontarians wait longer for health care than citizens of other universal health-care countries
Bacchus Barua
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Queen’s Park is throwing money at the problem and hoping it will disappear.

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health care wait times, wait times, ontario health care, ontario health care spending, kathleen wynne, universal access health care
Mai 5, 2017 8:41AM

Ontario’s new prescription drug plan misses the mark
Bacchus Barua
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Queen's Park should amend existing programs to better target vulnerable groups.
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kathleen wynne, ontario health care, prescription drugs, access to medicines

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