In other countries with universal health care, patients are free to seek care privately and are not shackled to the government system.
healthcare expenditures
October 5, 2023
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Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.
September 13, 2023
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Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.
April 27, 2023
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Nova Scotians waited 58.2 weeks (on average) between referral from a GP to receipt of treatment.
February 8, 2023
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The Canada Health Act severely limits the ability of provinces to innovate and experiment with health-care policy.
January 27, 2022
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Cost-sharing payments for health care incentivize patients to make better choices.
November 17, 2021
10:08AM
Our aging population will put significant pressure on health-care expenditures.
June 17, 2021
11:37AM
The number of Old Age Security beneficiaries is projected to double between 2019 and 2060.
June 17, 2021
8:08AM
The share of Canadians age 65 or over is forecasted to rise from 17.4 per cent to 22.5 per cent.