New Fraser Institute Research: Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will reach almost $18,000 this year

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $17,713 for public health-care insurance this year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

“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,” said Nadeem Esmail, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute…