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effect of wait times on mortality in canada

April 6, 2018 9:14AM

Where patients are prisoners to bureaucratic will
Bacchus Barua
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In Switzerland, the health-care system features managed competition among insurance companies and health-care providers.

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June 17, 2014 6:00AM

While politicians dither, patients die
Bacchus Barua
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Over the past two decades, the general Canadian attitude toward wait times for medical treatment seems to have evolved into a resigned acceptance of this ostensibly “mild nuisance” in an otherwise excellent system. It’s time for a reality check.

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