Last year, Canadians could expect a median wait of 27.4 weeks between referral to a specialist and receipt of treatment.
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March 13, 2023
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Last year, Canadians could expect to wait 25.6 weeks from referral by a family physician to elective surgical care.
July 19, 2022
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In most universal health-care systems, patients share the cost of care through deductibles, co-insurance and co-payments.
July 15, 2022
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Patients in the province waited 26.2 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment in 2021.
October 8, 2021
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Policymakers in Canada should learn how other countries with older populations are mitigating demographic challenges.
October 5, 2021
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September 14, 2021
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Last year, 62 per cent of patients in Canada waited more than four months for a specialist appointment compared to 31 per cent in the Netherlands.
April 29, 2021
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September 21, 2020
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Patients in the province waited 33.3 weeks (on average) for medically necessary treatment.
February 4, 2020
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Politicians and bureaucrats have less incentive to adopt innovations than private-sector organizations.