Bacchus Barua - Calmar Voice

Long health-care wait times hurt Canadians in many ways

Posted by Mackenzie Moir | Apr 13, 2021

COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem but it’s not the primary cause of our wait-time crisis

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Dec 15, 2020

Patients in Canada face the longest wait time for elective surgery on record

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Oct 30, 2020

Rather than covering every Canadian for drugs they can already afford, we should focus on those who fall through the cracks

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Sep 22, 2020

The Trudeau government must exercise prudence and target assistance to Canadians with the greatest need

Posted by Jake Fuss | Jun 18, 2020

Welfare reform in the 1990s provides a starting point for reforming health care today

Posted by Milagros Palacios | Dec 12, 2019

The amount we pay for health care through the tax system depends on family income and size

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Dec 10, 2019

Instead of asking for more money and all the strings that come attached, the provinces should ask for more freedom to try new delivery models

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Sep 8, 2019

Both countries partner with the private sector and expect patients to share the cost of treatment

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Feb 24, 2019

There’s no escaping the fact that discovering, developing and testing new drugs costs a lot of money

Posted by Bacchus Barua | Feb 6, 2019

Spending continues to rise but Albertans have diminished access to care and face above-average wait times