I have read on it, and have seen lists of wait times, but frankly, the data I look at varies widely. I have a listing of articles, though, regarding the concerns of the Canadian system. In them, I found this quote to be very telling -
Quote:
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According to an Ipsos Reid survey among the general public, a majority of Canadian adults rank a patient wait times guarantee as more important than any other of the Government’s priorities. Of the five policy promises made by the Government of Canada during the last federal election, 42% of Canadians said that “a patient wait time guarantee that would reduce wait times for key health services” was the most important to them personally.
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That is from
this article on
this list of articles.
And as someone who has a father in law who waited too long (his choice) to get knee replacements....trust me. Long wait lists for knee and hip replacements are a big deal. Much pain involved.