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Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Cost- Sharing for Patients
Canada is only one of six industrialized countries (out of 28) that doesn’t have cost-sharing; introduction could improve Canadian health-care
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2022
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $4.1 billion in lost wages last year
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2021 Report
Canada’s health-care wait times hit 25.6 weeks in 2021—longest ever recorded
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2021
Of 28 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
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2021
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients over $2 billion in lost wages before COVID-19
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2020 Report
Canada’s health-care wait times hit 22.6 weeks in 2020—longest ever recorded
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2020
Canada one of the highest spenders on health care among universal access countries; ranks near bottom on number of doctors, hospital beds and wait times
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The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2020
Medical wait times cost Canadian patients more than $2 billion in lost wages before COVID-19
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Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2019 Report
Canada’s health-care wait times eclipsed 20 weeks in 2019; second-longest wait ever recorded
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Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2019
Despite high health-care spending, Canada ranks last on number of hospital beds, wait times