Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.
Health Care
Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.
Physicians who set their own fees determine the level of patient co-payment.
An estimated 181,333 Albertans faced a median wait of 19.2 weeks between specialist consultation and treatment.
In 2022, Ontarians could expect to wait 20.3 weeks for treatment.
At 58.2 weeks, the province’s median wait time is more than double the national average.
The province's median wait time between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment was 43.3 weeks.
The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.
Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.
Dutch residents must purchase a standard insurance package from one of several private insurers.
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