In the Commonwealth Fund’s rankings of health-care systems, Canada scored a dismal ninth out of 11 countries.
Canada health care system
In 2014, Canadian physicians reported that patients faced an 18.2 week wait from referral by a general practitioner to receipt of treatment.
The federal health minister seems aware that policy innovation—not more money—is necessary to improve Canadian health care.
Our health-care system is expensive, delivers poor-to-modest results, and fails to achieve many of its laudable aspirations.
In a recent speech, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott acknowledged that Canada’s health-care system is in desperate need of repair.
Hospital care in Germany is delivered by 833 public, 1,040 not-for-profit, and 1,356 for-profit hospitals.
American presidential candidates who want to emulate elements of the Canadian model invite significant negative unintended consequences.