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Septembre 11, 2024 2:30AM

Here’s your annual bill for public health care
Bacchus Barua
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Here’s your annual bill for public health care

An average family of four will pay an estimated $17,713 for public health care this year.

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public health care, total tax bill, personal income taxes, health care costs
Août 21, 2024 11:35AM

B.C. woman’s plight underscores need for urgent health-care reform
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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B.C. woman’s plight underscores need for urgent health-care reform

Patients in the province faced a 34.8-week wait to receive neurosurgical treatment.

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health care reform, wait times, universal health insurance, cost sharing, health care costs
Août 13, 2024 8:47AM

Endless spending increases will not fix Canada’s health-care system
Mackenzie Moir, Jake Fuss
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Endless spending increases will not fix Canada’s health-care system

From 1993 to 2023, health-care wait times have increased by 198 per cent.

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health care spending, health care costs, health care wait times, wait times, waiting for treatment, physician supply
Août 9, 2024 2:49PM

Government meddling contributes to doctor exodus in Quebec
Bacchus Barua, Yanick Labrie
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Government meddling contributes to doctor exodus in Quebec

Australia’s health-care system costs less than Canada’s yet delivers more rapid access to health-care services.

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accessory fees, Quebec health care, universal health care, health insurance, user fees, health care costs, canada health act
Juillet 30, 2024 3:30AM

More money won’t solve B.C.’s health-care crisis
Tegan Hill, Mackenzie Moir
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More money won’t solve B.C.’s health-care crisis

Last year the province's median wait time between referral from a family doctor and treatment was 27.7 weeks.

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bc health care, health care insurance, waiting list, health care costs, bc government spending, hospital wait times, surgery wait, hospital wait list
Mai 31, 2024 3:00AM

Federal government estimates don’t reflect true costs of national pharmacare
Grady Munro, Mackenzie Moir
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Federal government estimates don’t reflect true costs of national pharmacare

The expected costs of national pharmacare have already increased by approximately $400 million.

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health care costs, pharmacare
Mai 24, 2024 3:00AM

The Unintended Experiment with Accessory Fees in Quebec
Yanick Labrie
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The Unintended Experiment with Accessory Fees in Quebec
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user fees, health services, health care costs, cost-sharing, health insurance, accessory fees
Février 9, 2024 10:51AM

Alberta government must fundamentally reform health care to shorten wait times

Mackenzie Moir, Tegan Hill
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Alberta government must fundamentally reform health care to shorten wait times

The median wait time for surgery in Alberta was 33.5 weeks, one of the longest waits in the country.

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alberta health care, healthcare performance, health care reform, health care costs, health care waiting times
Novembre 16, 2023 1:00AM

Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023
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canadian health care, universal health care, health care insurance, health care costs
Octobre 28, 2023 5:30AM

Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada

In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.

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healthcare, healthcare costs, health care costs, health care spending, canada health act