canada health act

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Virtual care will break the Canada Health Act—and that’s a good thing

Patients will simply bypass the Canadian system entirely by having virtual consultations with doctors abroad.


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Government meddling contributes to doctor exodus in Quebec

Australia’s health-care system costs less than Canada’s yet delivers more rapid access to health-care services.


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Ottawa must amend Canada Health Act to allow meaningful health-care reform

Canadians have some of the worst access to medical technologies, physicians and hospital beds in the developed world.


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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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Alberta opts for federal health-care dollars over meaningful reforms

The province expects to receive more than $6 billion from Ottawa via the Canada Health Transfer this year.


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Cost-sharing could improve patient accountability in Canada

In Sweden, patients usually pay a nominal fee for family doctor appointments.


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Provinces strengthen their shackles in exchange for more federal health-care dollars

The Canada Health Act severely limits the ability of provinces to innovate and experiment with health-care policy.


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Alberta premier supports increased health transfers—and more reliance on Ottawa

Research has repeatedly shown that money isn’t the problem—the problem is the value we get for our money.


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Throne speech acknowledges wait times—but provinces remain bound by Ottawa

For elective surgery, 99 per cent of Germans reported waiting less than four months compared to 62 per cent of Canadians.