According to the survey, an estimated 1.2 million Canadians waited for treatment last year.
health care waiting times
December 17, 2020
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In 2020, patients in New Brunswick faced a median 41.3 week wait for medically necessary treatment.
September 21, 2020
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Patients in the province waited 33.3 weeks (on average) for medically necessary treatment.
May 11, 2020
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An estimated 1,064,286 Canadians waited for medically necessary treatment in 2019.
February 15, 2019
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Alberta is a comparatively high spender on health care but at best a modest performer.
December 5, 2018
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Ontarians waited 29.7 weeks (on average) for orthopedic surgery this year.
January 18, 2018
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Other universal health-care countries including France, Japan and Sweden practise cost-sharing.
December 7, 2017
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Universal health-care systems in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Australia include private insurers and/or providers.