Canada ranks dead-last for the number of acute-care beds.
health care spending
November 15, 2017
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September 28, 2017
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May 8, 2017
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Ontarians can expect to wait 15.6 weeks between referral from a general practitioner and treatment.
September 8, 2016
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In a recent speech, federal Health Minister Jane Philpott acknowledged that Canada’s health-care system is in desperate need of repair.
August 9, 2016
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The average unattached Canadian will pay about $4,257 this year, while an average family of four will pay $11,494.
June 20, 2016
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Other countries deliver high-performing universal health care at similar (or lower costs) than in Canada.
June 14, 2016
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High level of spending has not yielded high value in return—Canada has some of the longest wait times for treatment in the developed world.
June 7, 2016
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Since 1998, health-care spending in Alberta has increased by 317 per cent—faster than in any other province.
June 2, 2016
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Five provinces including Ontario will see health spending grow close to or exceed 50 per cent of program spending.