Health Care

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Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part 2: Utilization of Resources

On a key measure of hospital discharges, Canada ranked last out of 27 countries.


2:12PM
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Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part I: Availability of Resources

Canada only had 2.0 acute care beds per 1,000 population, ranking 25th out of the 26 countries.


10:21AM
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Canada’s chronic health-care problems will likely persist post-pandemic

Canada ranked 25th out of 26 countries for the number of acute care beds.


10:58AM
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New regulations will ultimately deprive Canadians of new medicines

Drug developers are more likely to invest in research and development if prices for their medicines are high.


9:17AM
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Throne speech acknowledges wait times—but provinces remain bound by Ottawa

For elective surgery, 99 per cent of Germans reported waiting less than four months compared to 62 per cent of Canadians.


9:40AM
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Before adding new programs, Ottawa should consider what Canadians already pay for health care

The Trudeau government will likely expand the scope of our public health-care system and Canadian families will pay even more for public health care every year.


2:10PM
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More money won’t fix Newfoundland and Labrador health-care system

The province spent more per-capita on health care than any other province.


1:11PM
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New review rules—the impact on drug access in Canada

In 2017, the federal government introduced new regulations for the drug review board.


12:02PM
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Proposed ‘drug price’ changes threaten access for Canadian patients

Advanced clinical trials in Canada, which were consistent between 2015 and 2019, decreased by 26 per cent in 2020.


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