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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2023
Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus BaruaSummaryOne measure of the privately borne cost of wait times is the value of time that is lost while waiting for treatment.Valuing only hours lost during the average...
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The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2023
Authors: Nathaniel LiMilagros PalaciosBacchus BaruaSummaryCanadians often misunderstand the true cost of our public health care system. This occurs partly because Canadians do not incur direct expenses...
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Lessons from the Public-Private Partnerships in Surgical Care in Quebec
Author: Yanick LabrieLong wait times for surgical treatments have been a persistent issue in Canada and have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic (Moir and Barua, 2022; Labrie, 2023). In an effort to...
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Mental Health Care: How is Canada Doing?
Author: Nadeem EsmailMental illness is widely recognized to impact a considerable proportion of the population, perhaps affecting as many as one in five Canadians in any given year (Mental Health...
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023
Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus BaruaComparing the performance of different countries’ health-care systems provides an opportunity for policy makers and the general public to determine how well Canada’s...
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2023 Report
Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus BaruaEach year, the Fraser Institute surveys physicians across twelve specialties and the ten provinces in order to document the queues for visits to specialists and for...
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The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System
Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus BaruaIn Canada, since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing reliance on private clinics contracted to deliver publicly funded surgeries – despite the...
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Time to Reform the Canada Health Act
Author: Nadeem EsmailCanada’s provincial health-care systems have long suffered from a policy-driven confluence of high spending and poor performance. While some provinces have attempted minor reforms,...
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