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Federal government policies help fuel doctor shortage

Because many doctors incorporate their medical practices, they are now subject to a higher tax rate.


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Canadians must wait 41.7 weeks (on average) to receive medically necessary elective orthopaedic surgery.


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In Switzerland, the health-care system features managed competition among insurance companies and health-care providers.


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More than 13 per cent of patients said they were adversely affected by waiting for non-emergency surgery.


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Canada’s finance ministers are currently meeting in Ottawa to discuss federal health transfers.


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Most Canadians spend hours in waiting rooms to meet even routine medical needs.