The fundamental fallacy of universal drug coverage
A program to provide prescription drugs to all Canadians is wasteful and wrongheaded. We should simply be targeting those who need help
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Author: Bacchus Barua
Canada’s health-care wait times hit new record high
Although we know that universal systems elsewhere deliver more timely access at similar or lower costs, we still pursue wrong-headed policies
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Looking beyond our borders for health-care cures
Compared to other countries, Canada has a high-cost system that delivers mediocre, and sometimes remarkably poor, performance
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The hidden, and high, cost of “free” health care in Canada
We have one of the most expensive health-care systems in the world, yet other countries with universal health care routinely outperform us
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Private health care isn’t the problem, it’s part of the solution
While some patients may be able to wait for treatment without suffering adverse consequences, many others may be in pain, unable to work or live full lives
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