healthcare costs

Avril 27, 2023 9:30AM

Alberta opts for federal health-care dollars over meaningful reforms

Bacchus Barua, Tegan Hill

The province expects to receive more than $6 billion from Ottawa via the Canada Health Transfer this year.

Étiquettes:

healthcare costs, healthcare performance, health care reform, health-care costs, canada health act

Mars 13, 2023 11:33AM

Ottawa’s hostility toward private health care out of step with most Canadians

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

Last year, Canadians could expect a median wait of 27.4 weeks between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment.

Étiquettes:

private health care, private health insurance, public health care, health care reform, healthcare costs

Février 14, 2023 12:00PM

Understanding universal health care, Part 3: Cost-Sharing for Patients in France

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

The French health-care system features several safety nets to protect vulnerable patients.

Étiquettes:

cost-sharing, health-care, health-care costs, healthcare costs, universal health care, universal health insurance

Février 8, 2023 10:49AM

Provinces strengthen their shackles in exchange for more federal health-care dollars

Bacchus Barua, Jake Fuss, Mackenzie Moir

The Canada Health Act severely limits the ability of provinces to innovate and experiment with health-care policy.

Étiquettes:

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

Février 8, 2023 8:00AM

Despite high spending, Alberta’s health-care system is failing

Tegan Hill, Mackenzie Moir

Patients in the province faced a median wait of 33.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment.

Étiquettes:

waiting for health care, healthcare, healthcare performance, health-care, healthcare costs

Février 4, 2023 4:30AM

More money from Ottawa won’t solve Canada’s health-care woes

Mackenzie Moir, Jake Fuss

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

Étiquettes:

health care reform, health-care costs, healthcare costs, healthcare performance

Août 26, 2022 10:25AM

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

Jake Fuss, Mackenzie Moir

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

Étiquettes:

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

Août 12, 2022 6:30AM

Average Canadian family will pay almost $16,000 for health care this year

Bacchus Barua, Milagros Palacios

The cost of health care has increased by 210.3 per cent while incomes have only risen 116.3 per cent.

Étiquettes:

health care costs, cost of health care, universal health care, healthcare costs

Mars 9, 2022 1:20PM

Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough

Bacchus Barua, Tegan Hill, Mackenzie Moir

Albertans waited 32.1 weeks for medically necessary treatment—6.5 weeks longer than the Canadian average.

Étiquettes:

alberta health care, health care reform, universal health care, healthcare costs, health care wait times

Janvier 27, 2022 1:57PM

Unvaxxed Quebecers should pay portion of their health-care bill—so should everyone else

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

Cost-sharing payments for health care incentivize patients to make better choices.

Étiquettes:

universal health care, health care costs, healthcare expenditures, healthcare costs

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healthcare costs

Alberta opts for federal health-care dollars over meaningful reforms

Ottawa’s hostility toward private health care out of step with most Canadians

Understanding universal health care, Part 3: Cost-Sharing for Patients in France

Provinces strengthen their shackles in exchange for more federal health-care dollars

Despite high spending, Alberta’s health-care system is failing

More money from Ottawa won’t solve Canada’s health-care woes

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

Average Canadian family will pay almost $16,000 for health care this year

Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough

Unvaxxed Quebecers should pay portion of their health-care bill—so should everyone else