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Juin 6, 2023 9:43AM

Nova Scotia’s health-care wait times remain among longest in Canada
Alex Whalen, Mackenzie Moir
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Nova Scotia’s health-care wait times remain among longest in Canada

At 58.2 weeks, the province’s median wait time is more than double the national average.

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nova scotia, health care wait times, surgery wait times, cost of waiting for care
Juin 1, 2023 3:30AM

Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers

Mackenzie Moir, Alex Whalen
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Private surgical clinic making life better for New Brunswickers

The province's median wait time between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment was 43.3 weeks.

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private clinics, new brunswick, waiting for health care, universal health care, surgery wait
Mai 19, 2023 9:38AM

B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocritical

The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.

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cancer treatment, waiting for treatment, waiting for health care, cost of waiting for treatment, health care spending
Avril 27, 2023 5:30PM

Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care

Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.

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bc health care, waiting for health care, bc hospitals, waiting for treatment, healthcare performance
Avril 25, 2023 3:30AM

Understanding universal health care, Part 4: Cost-Sharing for Patients in the Netherlands
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Understanding universal health care, Part 4: Cost-Sharing for Patients in the Netherlands

Dutch residents must purchase a standard insurance package from one of several private insurers.

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universal health care, healthcare performance, health care performance, cost-sharing
Avril 6, 2023 5:26PM

Supreme Court ruling ends hope for many patients waiting for care in Canada
Bacchus Barua, Nadeem Esmail
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Supreme Court ruling ends hope for many patients waiting for care in Canada

Patients needing neurosurgery faced a typical wait of more than a year.

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waiting for medical care, waiting for health care, waiting for treatment, health care wait times
Février 4, 2023 4:30AM

More money from Ottawa won’t solve Canada’s health-care woes
Mackenzie Moir, Jake Fuss
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More money from Ottawa won’t solve Canada’s health-care woes

Canada ranked last on access to specialist visits in under four weeks.

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health care reform, health-care costs, healthcare costs, healthcare performance
Octobre 28, 2022 6:00AM

Understanding universal health care: Cost-Sharing for Patients in Belgium, Part 2
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Understanding universal health care: Cost-Sharing for Patients in Belgium, Part 2

Outpatient pharmaceuticals in Belgium are usually partially reimbursed through a third-party payer scheme.

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universal health care, cost-sharing, health-care, costs of health care
Septembre 28, 2022 2:29PM

Understanding universal health care: Cost- Sharing for Patients in Australia, Part 1
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Understanding universal health care: Cost- Sharing for Patients in Australia, Part 1

Australian patients can choose to be treated in hospital as either a public or private patient.

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universal health care, universal health insurance, cost-sharing, Australia, australian health care
Août 26, 2022 10:25AM

Premiers simply demand more money while ignoring possible health-care solutions

Jake Fuss, Mackenzie Moir
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Premiers simply demand more money while ignoring possible health-care solutions

If the provinces increased provincial spending, they’d either have to raise taxes or run larger budget deficits.

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healthcare costs, health-care costs, cost of health care, cost of health insurance, health care funding

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