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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Août 21, 2024 11:35AM

B.C. woman’s plight underscores need for urgent health-care reform

Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir

B.C. woman’s plight underscores need for urgent health-care reform

Patients in the province faced a 34.8-week wait to receive neurosurgical treatment.

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health care reform, wait times, universal health insurance, cost sharing, health care costs

Mars 27, 2023 12:19PM

Cost-sharing could improve patient accountability in Canada

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Cost-sharing could improve patient accountability in Canada

In Sweden, patients usually pay a nominal fee for family doctor appointments.

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cost-sharing, cost sharing, patient wait lists, canada health act, health-care costs, healthcare performance

Octobre 7, 2022 11:30PM

Private contracts—one important step towards health-care reform

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Private contracts—one important step towards health-care reform

Last year, Canadians could expect to wait 25.6 weeks from referral by a family physician to elective surgical care.

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health-care, health-care costs, health care reform, private health care, cost sharing

Juillet 19, 2022 11:43AM

More successful universal health-care countries employ some form of cost-sharing

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

More successful universal health-care countries employ some form of cost-sharing

In most universal health-care systems, patients share the cost of care through deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments.

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access to health care, cost-sharing, private health care, cost sharing, universal health care

Janvier 21, 2016 1:30AM

Select Cost Sharing in Universal Health Care Countries

Steven Globerman

Select Cost Sharing in Universal Health Care Countries

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cost sharing, health care costs, universal health care, medical services, canada health act

Avril 15, 2013 2:00AM

Health Care Lessons from Japan

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health care lessons from japan, health care, japan, japanese health care, universal health care, health system performance in japan, cost sharing