In Switzerland, the health-care system features managed competition among insurance companies and health-care providers.
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March 1, 2018
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In most countries with universal health care, patients share the cost of treatment—surgical or pharmaceutical.
February 7, 2018
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Unlike Canadians, Germans do not face long wait times for health care.
January 12, 2018
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Insurance companies are the principal beneficiaries of Ontario’s new publicly-funded pharmacare program.
August 2, 2017
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In the Commonwealth Fund’s rankings of health-care systems, Canada scored a dismal ninth out of 11 countries.
July 12, 2017
9:35AM
Single-payer health-care systems are often only able to lower costs by rationing services.
June 1, 2017
1:36PM
More than 13 per cent of patients said they were adversely affected by waiting for non-emergency surgery.
March 29, 2017
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Under Medicare in the U.S., private insurers compete to offer coverage within regions.
December 19, 2016
1:11PM
Canada’s finance ministers are currently meeting in Ottawa to discuss federal health transfers.
December 14, 2016
3:00AM
Most Canadians spend hours in waiting rooms to meet even routine medical needs.