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Canadians want major health-care reform now

In Australia, governments regularly contract with private hospitals to provide surgical care.


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Nova Scotians still face longest health-care wait times in Canada

The province's median wait between referral from a family doctor and receipt of treatment was 56.7 weeks.


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Albertans endure some of the longest health-care waits in Canada

The province's median wait between referral and receipt of treatment was 33.5 weeks.


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B.C.’s health-care wait times only getting longer

Wait times in the province more than doubled from 10.4 weeks in 1993 to 25.8 weeks in 2022.


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More private clinics will help Ontario—but province needs fundamental health-care reform

Patients in the province faced a median wait of 20.3 weeks between seeing a general practitioner and receiving treatment in 2022.


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Health-care wait times in Canada hit record high in 2020
Switzerland and the Netherlands use cost-sharing to incentivize more efficient use of medical resources.

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Universal health-care systems in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Australia include private insurers and/or providers.


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The average unattached Canadian will pay about $4,257 this year, while an average family of four will pay $11,494.