Higher-performing universal health-care systems fund their hospitals based on services they provide.
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Wait times for non-emergency treatment in 2023 cost Canadians $3.5 billion in lost wages and productivity.
At $75,000 in income, the province has the highest combined tax rate in Canada.
Canada ranked dead last on wait times for specialist care and non-emergency surgeries.
Other countries include the private sector as a partner in the universal health-care framework.
Ottawa's plan won’t replace existing provincial and territorial programs that already cover some oral health services.
Among universal health-care countries, Canada ranks poorly on several key indictors including number of hospital beds.
Canadians can expect to wait nearly six months from general practitioner referral to treatment by a psychiatrist.
In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.
Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.