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Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care
The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year. ...
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More money won’t fix Newfoundland and Labrador health-care system
The province spent more per-capita on health care than any other province. ...
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Alberta operates remarkably inefficient health-care system with huge price tag
The province had the capacity to perform more than 1.3 million CT exams but only 419,000 were actually performed. ...
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Incentivize hospitals to treat patients—not avoid them
Hospitals currently view patients as costs that eat into the budget. ...
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Canada should improve access to pharmaceuticals in post-COVID world
Drugs were approved in the U.S. 469 days earlier (on average) than in Canada. ...
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Wait times—the other health-care crisis
The elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity. ...
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B.C. makes progress on surgery backlog—but serious challenges remain
The pandemic has impacted British Columbia’s health-care system in many ways. Like many provincial governments, the Horgan government postponed surgeries—specifically, more than 30,000 “ non-urgent ” scheduled surgeries between March 16 ...
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National pharmacare poll ignores fiscal reality and alternative plans
Every province already offers drug coverage to social assistance recipients at low or no cost. ...
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B.C. should consider long-term collaboration with private clinics
The estimated time to clear the backlog has been reduced from 24 months to 15 months. ...
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Alberta’s surgery backlog should prompt health-care reform in the province
Despite their label, “elective” procedures are medically-necessary treatments ranging from life-saving cancer surgeries to hip replacements. In Alberta, the health-care system resumed elective surgeries on May 4, but in the absence of ...