Canada only had 2.0 acute care beds per 1,000 population, ranking 25th out of the 26 countries.
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Albertans waited 32.1 weeks for medically necessary treatment—6.5 weeks longer than the Canadian average.
January 27, 2022
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Cost-sharing payments for health care incentivize patients to make better choices.
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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.
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Canada ranked last on timely access to specialist consultations and elective/non-emergency surgery.
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Hospitals currently view patients as costs that eat into the budget.
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Canada already ranked among the highest health-care spenders in the world before the pandemic.