According to the court, we must have equal distribution of medical resources, even if that prevents you from obtaining private care that would save your life.
private health care
March 13, 2023
11:33AM
Last year, Canadians could expect a median wait of 27.4 weeks between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment.
October 7, 2022
11:30PM
Last year, Canadians could expect to wait 25.6 weeks from referral by a family physician to elective surgical care.
July 19, 2022
11:43AM
In most universal health-care systems, patients share the cost of care through deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments.
July 15, 2022
7:10PM
Patients in the province waited 26.2 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment in 2021.
October 8, 2021
3:17PM
Policymakers in Canada should learn how other countries with older populations are mitigating demographic challenges.
October 5, 2021
1:00AM
September 14, 2021
9:18AM
Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands.
April 29, 2021
1:00AM
September 21, 2020
10:01AM
Patients in the province waited 33.3 weeks (on average) for medically necessary treatment.