More than one million patients in Canada waited almost 20 weeks (on average) for medically necessary care last year.
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July 2, 2020
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In 2019, more than 166,000 patients in the province were waiting for treatment after seeing a specialist.
June 18, 2020
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Saskatchewan cut surgical wait times by, among other reforms, partnering with private clinics.
June 17, 2020
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Albertans faced a median wait time of 28 weeks compared to a national average of 20.9 weeks.
May 7, 2020
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The mortality rate per 1 million U.S. residents was 196 compared to 30.5 worldwide.
February 19, 2020
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Canada ranks among the bottom of OECD universal health-care countries for the number of doctors and hospital beds.
January 10, 2020
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In 2019, Alberta spent significantly more per person on health care than any other large province.
December 30, 2019
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In 2019, patients in Nova Scotia waited 33.3 weeks from referral by a family doctor to treatment.
December 19, 2019
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Ottawa currently provides $40.4 billion to the provinces via the Canada Health Transfer.
November 8, 2019
9:15PM
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