Survey found 70 per cent of Canadian primary care doctors thought their patients often experienced long wait times to see a specialist—the worst showing of any country surveyed.
Health Care
February 2, 2016
9:20AM
Australia generally has more medical resources, lower wait times and comparable health outcomes.
January 27, 2016
12:46PM
Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland all have some type of health-care cost-sharing scheme.
December 14, 2015
3:00AM
In Canada, the decline in house calls has taken place despite evidence that an increase in house calls would increase quality of care and decrease costs.
November 20, 2015
11:19AM
Considering the cost of waiting for medically necessary specialist treatment, how much would Canadians be willing to pay in order to eliminate their wait?
November 5, 2015
12:34PM
Years of adhering to the status-quo and simply pumping money into the system has done little to address the fundamental problems with Canada's health-care system.
October 14, 2015
1:38PM
Canada has one of the most expensive universal health-care systems in the world, yet on indicator after indicator, we’re not getting good value for our money.
July 23, 2015
11:41AM
Canadians with lower incomes already have access to comprehensive drug coverage. So why are some calling for a national drug program?
July 23, 2015
9:46AM
Five years after the passage of Obamacare, the results suggest that re-thinking the specifics of the Obamacare reforms, and any potential additional reforms, will be needed.
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