Bacchus Barua

@BacchusBarua

Economist at The Fraser Institute. Views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of the Fraser Institute. Retweets are not endorsements.

Vancouver, BC
Joined April 2014
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    Oct 21

    UPDATE: The estimated total cost for -related hospitalizations in Canada (excluding Quebec) is almost $1 billion, with an average estimated cost of over $23,000 per stay — about 4 times the cost of an average hospital stay:

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    Oct 20

    Today's data: inflation! Relative to a year earlier, consumer prices up 4.4%. Excluding food/gasoline, up 3.3%.

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    Oct 19

    Learn more - check out our latest study:

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    Oct 19

    Doctors: we care about your safety. Register for our free webinar on Oct 28 to learn from leading experts on proactive safety management and dealing with clinical challenges, including violence prevention strategies, support and training for staff:

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  5. Oct 19

    Important new paper by my colleagues & By reducing transfers while amending specific provisions of the CHA that inhibit reform, the fed gov can create policy space for the provinces to innovate & pursue policy reforms that could improve

    Today's new study examines two of the most important ongoing public policy challenges facing Canada: the deterioration of government finances, and the comparative underperformance of our health care system.
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    Oct 14

    I just saw and treated Alberta patients who had limped in pain for many months and had been on crutches. Now they're walking pain-free. A colleague in Alberta does the same for BC patients. How bizarre that out-of-province patients have more legal rights than residents in Canada?

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    Oct 5

    Daily life for many Canadians has become much more expensive over the last few years.

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  8. Oct 5

    All 4 countries provide universal access to Patients are required to share in the costs of their care (with protections/exemptions), the private sector is a key partner, competition & choice are encouraged, and larger focus on care provided in patient's own home

    GOLDSTEIN: Time to overhaul long-term care for seniors in Canada, report
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  9. Oct 5

    Wonderful new study by studying in Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Sweden. Key takeaways for 1. Decentralize 2. Partner with pvt sector 3. Encourage competition, reward performance 4. Consider aging-in-place care

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    Oct 5

    Canada’s approach to long-term care is markedly different than other successful countries.

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    Oct 5

    L'Allemagne, le Japon, les Pays-Bas et la Suède parviennent à mieux répondre aux besoins de leur population âgée que le Canada en favorisant une saine collaboration entre les secteurs public et privé. L'un des constats tirés de mon étude sur le sujet:

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    Oct 5

    In this new report, I document how 4 countries have remodelled their system over time in order to leave more room for patients to choose a provider and organize their own care as they see fit. Some key lessons for Canada

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    Sep 23

    My Thursday Sun Media column: The real cost of 'free' health care in Canada: Families pay anywhere from $726 to $41,916 annually for it through their taxes, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.

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    Sep 28

    IN THE KNOW: Health care costs have increased 178 percent since 1997  

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    Sep 28

    Summers and Roubini on inflation The bottlenecks are not going away

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    Sep 23

    Canadians pay a substantial amount of money for health care through a variety of taxes—even if we don’t pay directly for medical services. Learn more:

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    Sep 17

    Politically-instituted barriers against innovative medicines have a human toll. Read this moving blog article by Nigel Rawson and Beth Vanstone: . Beth’s daughter, Madi, has cystic fibrosis. Her urgent need for a new medicine is being ignored by government.

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    Sep 23

    What could the election results mean for Canadians’ health care bill?

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    Sep 16

    DYK? The average total length of stay in hospital for patients with was close to 15 days. Here’s our latest data on COVID-19–related hospitalizations and emergency department visits in Canada:

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    Sep 17

    Personal support workers have 3.3 times greater risk of contracting than physicians, and 1.8 times greater risk than nurses (based on data from Ontario, Manitoba and B.C.).

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