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1. B.C.’s new MRI machine won’t solve province’s wait-time problem

   The province's MRI wait time was longer than the national average. ...

2. New report highlights Canada’s low health-care ranking among peer countries

   Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery. ...

3. Wait times—the other health-care crisis

   The elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity. ...

4. COVID creating a backlog of cancelled elective surgeries in Canada

   The COVID-19 crisis has led many provinces to take drastic measures to both limit the spread of virus and ensure scarce medical resources are available in the event of a surge in cases. One of these measures involves the cancellation of ...

5. Other universal health-care countries allow private health insurance—and have shorter wait times

   A new study by the Fraser Institute details how Canada is one of the only high-income countries in the world that does not embrace private insurers for medically necessary care. Importantly, each of the 16 countries examined share Canada ...

6. Kenney government should reform health care to shorten wait times and save money

   Appeared in the Calgary Sun, January 8, 2020 On the campaign trail and since taking office, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has promised to put provincial finances back on solid ground. Given the scale of this challenge, it’s hard to envision how Premier ...