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Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Avril 12, 2018 1:11PM

Cracking down on private clinics means cracking down on patients in need

Last year in B.C., the average wait time between referral to treatment was 26.6 weeks.

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health care, universal access health care, access to health care, cost of waiting for care, health care wait times, bc health care, john horgan, adrian dix, MRI, german health care

Avril 6, 2018 9:14AM

Where patients are prisoners to bureaucratic will

In Switzerland, the health-care system features managed competition among insurance companies and health-care providers.

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access to health care, cost of health care, effect of wait times on mortality in canada, health care wait times, universal health care, health insurance, for-profit hospitals, doctors, patients, german health care

Février 7, 2018 5:15AM

Merkel should stand her ground and protect German health care

Unlike Canadians, Germans do not face long wait times for health care.

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Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Canada health care system, health care, health care wait times, health care spending, german health care, patients, canadian hospitals

Juin 17, 2014 6:00AM

While politicians dither, patients die

Over the past two decades, the general Canadian attitude toward wait times for medical treatment seems to have evolved into a resigned acceptance of this ostensibly “mild nuisance” in an otherwise excellent system. It’s time for a reality check.

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wait times for medical treatment, canadian wait times for medical treatment, health care expenditures, effect of wait times on mortality in canada, effect of wait times on mortality, swiss health care, japanese health care, german health care, australian health care

Mai 8, 2014 2:00AM

Health Care Lessons from Germany

Health Care Lessons from Germany

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health care, germany, health care in germany, german health care, health care lessons from germany, medicare, german health care system, health care expenditures, universal access, medical care