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Mackenzie Moir | Fraser Institute
Senior Policy Analyst, Fraser Institute Mackenzie Moir is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Fraser Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from York University and a Master of Science in Health Policy and Research from the University of Alberta. Mr Moir has previous clinical experience and has provided direct care in general medicine, palliative care, cardiology, oncology, and neurology settings.
Alberta government should reform hospital funding to help shorten wait times
By Mackenzie Moir and Alicia Kardos Other high-performing countries with universal health care (Australia, Germany, Switzerland) use “activity-based funding.” Under this model, hospitals receive funding based on the amount of care they provide. Earlier this year, the Alberta Medical Association sounded the alarm on “rolling surgical outages,” patients diverted to other treatment sites, and the potential capping of services at major provincial hospitals.
MOIR AND KARDOS: Smith government should reform hospital funding to help shorten wait times
• • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content Earlier this year, the Alberta Medical Association sounded the alarm on “rolling surgical outages,” patients diverted to other treatment sites, and the potential capping of services at major provincial hospitals. Unfortunately, the delays these problems create aren’t new to Albertans, as patients continue to face lengthy wait times.
OP-ED: Adam Smith’s “saline solution” for Canada’s health care system
Canada’s health care system is on life support, but many of its patients are languishing on wait lists, getting slowly sicker and in many cases simply dying untreated. Sick patients are frequently subjected to poor care – if they get care at all – while frontline health care workers are subjected to overwork. The average waiting time from referral to treatment was 27.7 weeks in 2023.
Adam Smith’s “Saline Solution” for Canada’s Health Care System
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