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Octobre 25, 2024 1:04PM

Philpott should act on instincts and promote Dutch-style health-care reform in Ontario

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Philpott should act on instincts and promote Dutch-style health-care reform in Ontario

The Dutch health-care system outperformed Canada’s system on 27 of 39 performance measures.

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universal health care, health-care costs, private health care, health insurance, cost-sharing
Septembre 28, 2024 6:30AM

Other countries with universal health care don’t have Canada’s long wait times

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Other countries with universal health care don’t have Canada’s long wait times

In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.

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universal health care, health care system, health care spending, private clinics, private health care
Septembre 11, 2024 11:30AM

B.C. government should improve health-care access at home rather than ship patients to U.S.

Mackenzie Moir, Alicia Kardos
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B.C. government should improve health-care access at home rather than ship patients to U.S.

Last year patients in the province faced a median wait of 27.7 weeks from GP referral to a specialist to treatment.

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bc health care, bc hospitals, private clinics, private health care
Février 14, 2024 11:30AM

Public-private partnerships the norm in higher-performing universal health-care systems

Mackenzie Moir
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Public-private partnerships the norm in higher-performing universal health-care systems

The median wait time in Ontario last year (21.6 weeks) was more than twice as long as the 9.1-week wait in 1993.

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universal health care, private clinics, private health care, universal health insurance, healthcare costs
Février 7, 2024 10:30AM

Canadian patients want other options outside crumbling health-care system
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Canadian patients want other options outside crumbling health-care system

Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.

Étiquettes:
patient wait lists, private clinics, private health care, private health insurance, healthcare performance
Janvier 16, 2024 1:00AM

The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System
Étiquettes:
universal access health care, universal health care, universal health insurance, public health care, private health care, private clinics, private health insurance
Janvier 12, 2024 1:57PM

Alberta should learn from other higher-performing universal health-care systems
Nadeem Esmail
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Alberta should learn from other higher-performing universal health-care systems

The province's average wait time for health care grew from 18.5 weeks in 2008 to 33.5 weeks in 2023.

Étiquettes:
universal health care, universal health insurance, private clinics, private health care, alberta health care
Décembre 12, 2023 10:59AM

B.C. government sends patients to U.S. while fighting private options in B.C.
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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B.C. government sends patients to U.S. while fighting private options in B.C.
The total wait between referral to treatment for oncology in B.C. is now about twice as long as the Canadian average.
Étiquettes:
bc health care, B.C., healthcare performance, private health care, private clinics
Décembre 11, 2023 8:47AM

Ottawa’s new dental care benefit offers lessons for health-care reform
Jason Clemens, Mackenzie Moir
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Ottawa’s new dental care benefit offers lessons for health-care reform

Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranks poorly on several key indictors including number of hospital beds.

Étiquettes:
dental care, healthcare, private health care, health care reform, canadian health care
Novembre 30, 2023 5:30AM

Provinces should learn from Quebec and expand use of private health-care clinics

Tegan Hill, Bacchus Barua
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Provinces should learn from Quebec and expand use of private health-care clinics

Participating hospitals have reduced wait times to well below the provincial average.

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private health care, canadian health care, universal health care, waiting for health care, private clinics