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10 Years On—Revisiting the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative
Private clinics helped Saskatchewan reduce median medical wait times by nearly 50%
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2024
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $3.5 billion in lost wages last year
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Meritocracy, Personal Responsibility, and Encouraging Investment: Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Growth Miracle
Singapore per-person income increased from US$4,215 in 1965 to US$59,176 in 2020, providing lessons in economic growth for western countries
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The Role of Private Hospitals in Australia’s Universal Health Care System
Australia’s universal health-care system outperforms Canada on key measures including wait times, costs less and includes large role for private hospitals
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2023 Report
Canada’s health-care wait times hit 27.7 weeks in 2023—longest ever recorded
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023
Canada has fewer doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and longer wait times than other countries with universal health care
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The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model
Average Danes pay high taxes to finance Denmark’s large welfare state
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2023
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $3.6 billion in lost wages last year
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2022 Report
Canada’s health-care wait times hit 27.4 weeks in 2022—longest ever recorded
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2022
Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times