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Other countries with universal health care don’t have Canada’s long wait times

In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.


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Alberta government should reform hospital funding to help shorten wait times

Patients in the province faced a median wait time of 33.5 weeks for treatment.


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Canadians face longest health-care wait times on record

The median wait time between referral from a family doctor to treatment now stands at 27.7 weeks.


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Canada remains poor performer among countries with universal health care

Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranked 28th out of 30 for the number of physicians available per 1,000 people.


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Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada

In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.


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Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.


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Government spending doesn’t buy happiness

Ottawa's child-care program simply shifted the form of care away from parents’ preference and towards the government-subsidized option.


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Canadians already pay ‘membership fee’ for health care

A typical family with an average household income of $169,296 will pay an estimated $16,950 for public health care this year.