VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Thursday, August 8, the Fraser Institute will release a new study on the cost of health care in Canada.

The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019 uses data from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information to reveal the health-care costs—paid in taxes—for the typical Canadian family, other family types and individuals. The study also measures the growth of health-care costs over time.

A news release with additional information will be issued via GlobeNewswire on Thursday, August 8 @ 5:00 a.m. Eastern.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Bacchus Barua, Associate Director of the Centre for Health Policy Studies, Fraser Institute

To arrange media interviews or for more information, please contact:
Mark Hasiuk, (604) 688-0221 ext. 517, mark.hasiuk@fraserinstitute.org

The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of think-tanks in 87 countries. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families and future generations by studying, measuring and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship and choice on their well-being. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit www.fraserinstitute.org