health care wait times

10:01AM
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Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money

In 2019, Alberta spent significantly more per person on health care than any other large province.


8:27AM
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Canadians pay a lot for free health care

Between 1997 and 2019, the cost of public health care for the average Canadian family grew 1.7 times faster than the average income.


6:22PM
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The ordeals of Canadian health care

Doing time on a health-care waiting list is pure loss—no one gains from your waiting.


10:20AM
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Opponents of health-care reform continue to ignore wait times data

Last year, an estimated 1,082,541 Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment.


9:56AM
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Ford health-care plan falls well short of what’s needed

Patients in Saskatchewan still have access to universal care—just a lot sooner than before thanks in part to private providers working within the system.


9:48AM
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Alberta should look abroad—and next door—for better ways to provide health care

Alberta is a comparatively high spender on health care but at best a modest performer.


11:09AM
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Ontario no longer has shortest health-care wait times in Canada

Ontarians waited 29.7 weeks (on average) for orthopedic surgery this year.


10:21AM
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The private cost of health-care queues in Canada

In 2017, wait times cost the Canadian economy an estimated $1.9 billion—roughly $1,800 per person waiting.