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Avril 4, 2022 2:12PM

Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part 1: Availability of Resources
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part I: Availability of Resources

Canada only had 2.0 acute care beds per 1,000 population, ranking 25th out of the 26 countries.

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waiting for health care, waiting for medical care, waiting for treatment, universal health care
Mars 9, 2022 1:20PM

Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough
Bacchus Barua, Tegan Hill, Mackenzie Moir
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Alberta’s health-care reforms don’t go far enough

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

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

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

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universal health care, health care costs, healthcare expenditures, healthcare costs
Novembre 2, 2021 1:00AM

Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2021
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2021
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canadian health care, universal health care, health care insurance, health care costs
Octobre 5, 2021 1:00AM

Rethinking Long-Term Care in Canada: Lessons on Public-Private Collaboration from Four Countries with Universal Health Care
Yanick Labrie
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Rethinking Long-Term Care in Canada: Lessons on Public-Private Collaboration from Four Countries with Universal Health Care
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universal health care, universal health insurance, health care costs, private health care, public health care insurance, costs of health care
Septembre 14, 2021 9:18AM

Campaign fearmongering on health care ignores experiences of other universal care countries

Steven Globerman
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Campaign fearmongering on health care ignores experiences of other universal care countries
Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands.
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canadian health care, universal health care, private health care, health insurance
Août 12, 2021 9:06AM

New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
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New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery.

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health care wait times, universal health care, cost of waiting for treatment
Juin 10, 2021 1:00AM

Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Activity-Based Funding
Nadeem Esmail
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Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Activity-Based Funding
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hospital care, hospital funding, universal health care, universal health insurance, health-care costs, canadian health care
Juin 9, 2021 9:24AM

Incentivize hospitals to treat patients—not avoid them
Bacchus Barua
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Hospitals currently view patients as costs that eat into the budget.

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canada health act, Canada health care system, hospital care, co-pays, universal health care
Mai 11, 2021 9:27AM

Provinces should ask for more health-care freedom—not more money
Bacchus Barua, Ben Eisen
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Provinces should ask for more health-care freedom—not more money

Canada already ranked among the highest health-care spenders in the world before the pandemic.

Étiquettes:
canada health act, canada health transfer, universal health care, health care spending