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Mai 30, 2024 3:00AM

10 Years On—Revisiting the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative
Nadeem Esmail, Steven Globerman, Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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10 Years On—Revisiting the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative
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Novembre 12, 2020 9:32AM

Canadian health care performs poorly compared to other countries worldwide
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Canadian health care performs poorly compared to other countries worldwide

Canada ranked second-last for acute care beds with 2.1 beds per thousand people.

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Août 8, 2019 1:00AM

The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019
Milagros Palacios, Bacchus Barua
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019
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Septembre 27, 2018 3:21PM

The average Canadian family will pay $12,935 for health care this year
Bacchus Barua, Milagros Palacios
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Canadians must wait 41.7 weeks (on average) to receive medically necessary elective orthopaedic surgery.

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Août 31, 2018 1:54PM

Timely health care—there’s an app for that!
Bacchus Barua, Steven Globerman
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Survey says seven in 10 Canadians are ready for virtual doctor appointments.

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Août 29, 2018 11:22AM

Why demographics are Doug Ford’s greatest challenge
Livio Di Matteo
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Ontario’s population may grow by 30 per cent, from 14.2 to 18.5 million.

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demographics, seniors, GTA, Ontario population, ageing population, health care, taxes, doug ford
Août 16, 2018 9:09AM

Twitter tiff sparks health-care debate free of apt comparisons
Bacchus Barua
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Hospitals in Switzerland compete with one another for patients.

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Avril 12, 2018 1:11PM

Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need
Bacchus Barua
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Last year in B.C., the average wait time between referral to treatment was 26.6 weeks.

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Mars 1, 2018 1:27PM

Budget 2018 lays groundwork for possible national pharmacare program
Bacchus Barua
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In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.

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Février 27, 2018 10:56AM

Workers will ultimately pay part of B.C.’s new employer health tax
Bacchus Barua, Charles Lammam
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The province will spend nearly $22 billion on health care in 2018/19.

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