health care costs

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Alberta government must fundamentally reform health care to shorten wait times

The median wait time for surgery in Alberta was 33.5 weeks, one of the longest waits in the country.


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Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada

In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.


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Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.


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Ottawa’s heavy hand frustrates health-care reform in Alberta and beyond

In countries with more successful universal systems, patients are free to use private clinics.


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Average Canadian family will pay almost $16,000 for health care this year

The cost of health care has increased by 210.3 per cent while incomes have only risen 116.3 per cent.