Higher-performing universal health-care systems fund their hospitals based on services they provide.
canadian health care
July 22, 2024
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Waits for a general surgeon in 2023 cost patients in the province $33.5 million in lost wages.
April 24, 2024
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Among countries with universal health care, Canada has some of the lowest numbers of physicians, hospital beds and MRI machines.
April 4, 2024
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Last year Canadians endured the longest median wait time (27.7 weeks) ever recorded for non-emergency surgery.
January 25, 2024
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Other countries include the private sector as a partner in the universal health-care framework.
January 24, 2024
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Australia’s health-care system outperformed Canada’s on many measures including the availability of physicians and hospital beds.
January 17, 2024
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Only 62 per cent of patients in Canada received elective care within four months compared to 99 per cent in Germany.
December 28, 2023
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The province's health-care wait times are longer than the national average.
December 11, 2023
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Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranks poorly on several key indictors including number of hospital beds.