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1. 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. ...

2. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2021

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

3. Canadians should know how much we pay for health care

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, Sept. 2, 2020 Due to the COVID pandemic and recession, there’s now heightened interest in transparent reporting of health and economic indicators. Information on the number of COVID cases is being widely disseminated, ...

4. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2020

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

5. Canadians pay a lot for ‘free’ health care

   Appeared in Calgary's Business, December 12, 2019 The fall federal election showed that politicians across the spectrum are happy to promise to spend more on our government-run health-care system. Whether the spending is for long-term care or ...

6. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

7. The average Canadian family will pay $12,935 for health care this year

   Most Canadians likely know they pay some amount to sustain our public health-care system. However, they probably don’t know how much. We aren’t billed directly for health services, and we have nothing that even closely approximates a ...

8. Canada's health-care gift horse hardly free

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, July 31, 2018 The Canadian health-care system is often described as being “free” simply because we don’t pay any money at the doctor’s office or hospital. Defenders of the status quo often claim that this feature of our so ...

9. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2018

   Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...

10. The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2017 edition

    Canadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses for their use of health care, and partly because Canadians cannot readily determine the value of their ...