An average family of four will pay an estimated $17,713 for public health care this year.
health care costs
August 21, 2024
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Patients in the province faced a 34.8-week wait to receive neurosurgical treatment.
August 13, 2024
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From 1993 to 2023, health-care wait times have increased by 198 per cent.
August 9, 2024
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Australia’s health-care system costs less than Canada’s yet delivers more rapid access to health-care services.
July 30, 2024
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Last year the province's median wait time between referral from a family doctor and treatment was 27.7 weeks.
May 31, 2024
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The expected costs of national pharmacare have already increased by approximately $400 million.
February 9, 2024
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The median wait time for surgery in Alberta was 33.5 weeks, one of the longest waits in the country.
October 28, 2023
5:30AM
In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.