Doing time on a health-care waiting list is pure loss—no one gains from your waiting.
health care wait times
May 13, 2019
10:20AM
Last year, an estimated 1,082,541 Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment.
March 6, 2019
9:56AM
Patients in Saskatchewan still have access to universal care—just a lot sooner than before thanks in part to private providers working within the system.
February 15, 2019
9:48AM
Alberta is a comparatively high spender on health care but at best a modest performer.
December 5, 2018
11:09AM
Ontarians waited 29.7 weeks (on average) for orthopedic surgery this year.
August 31, 2018
1:54PM
Survey says seven in 10 Canadians are ready for virtual doctor appointments.
June 7, 2018
10:21AM
In 2017, wait times cost the Canadian economy an estimated $1.9 billion—roughly $1,800 per person waiting.
April 12, 2018
1:11PM
Last year in B.C., the average wait time between referral to treatment was 26.6 weeks.
April 6, 2018
9:14AM
In Switzerland, the health-care system features managed competition among insurance companies and health-care providers.
April 3, 2018
4:36PM
Private for-profit hospitals comprise 39 per cent of hospitals in Australia and 43 per cent in Germany.