In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.
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Patients in the province faced a median wait time of 33.5 weeks for treatment.
From 1993 to 2023, health-care wait times have increased by 198 per cent.
The median wait time between referral from a family doctor to treatment now stands at 27.7 weeks.
Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranked 28th out of 30 for the number of physicians available per 1,000 people.
In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.
Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.
Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.
Ottawa's child-care program simply shifted the form of care away from parents’ preference and towards the government-subsidized option.
A typical family with an average household income of $169,296 will pay an estimated $16,950 for public health care this year.