Nova Scotians waited 58.2 weeks (on average) between referral from a GP to receipt of treatment.
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April 27, 2023
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The province expects to receive more than $6 billion from Ottawa via the Canada Health Transfer this year.
April 25, 2023
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Dutch residents must purchase a standard insurance package from one of several private insurers.
March 27, 2023
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In Sweden, patients usually pay a nominal fee for family doctor appointments.
February 8, 2023
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Patients in the province faced a median wait of 33.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment.
February 4, 2023
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Canada ranked last on access to specialist visits in under four weeks.
January 18, 2023
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Patients in the province faced a median wait of 33.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment.
June 23, 2022
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The vast majority of universal health-care systems worldwide employ some form of cost-sharing.
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Canada ranked last on timely access to specialty and surgical care.
January 27, 2022
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Canada ranked 25th out of 26 countries for the number of acute care beds.