In Germany, patients can seek private care while still insured by the public system.
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September 28, 2024
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September 11, 2024
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Last year patients in the province faced a median wait of 27.7 weeks from GP referral to a specialist to treatment.
July 15, 2024
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Last year the province's median wait time for medically-necessary surgery was 52.6 weeks.
February 14, 2024
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The median wait time in Ontario last year (21.6 weeks) was more than twice as long as the 9.1-week wait in 1993.
February 7, 2024
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Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.
January 12, 2024
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The province's average wait time for health care grew from 18.5 weeks in 2008 to 33.5 weeks in 2023.
December 12, 2023
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The total wait between referral to treatment for oncology in B.C. is now about twice as long as the Canadian average.
November 30, 2023
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Participating hospitals have reduced wait times to well below the provincial average.