The Dutch health-care system outperformed Canada’s system on 27 of 39 performance measures.
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Last year the province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of surgery was 52.6 weeks.
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The province has some of the highest personal income taxes in North America.
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Nova Scotians waited 58.2 weeks (on average) between referral from a GP to receipt of treatment.
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The province expects to receive more than $6 billion from Ottawa via the Canada Health Transfer this year.
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In Sweden, patients usually pay a nominal fee for family doctor appointments.
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The French health-care system features several safety nets to protect vulnerable patients.
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Canada ranked last on access to specialist visits in under four weeks.
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Last year, Canadians could expect to wait 25.6 weeks from referral by a family physician to elective surgical care.
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If the provinces increased provincial spending, they’d either have to raise taxes or run larger budget deficits.