From sunlorrie: Canada’s ‘free’ health-care system is broken
Even an increase of $196.1 billion over 10 years would only fund our existing health-care system for 7.1 months of one year.
According to the fiscally conservative Fraser Institute, Canadians pay the highest costs for health care when adjusted for the age of our population and the eighth highest per capita.Last year, the average medical wait time across 12 medical specialties — the time it takes from the referral of a patient by a general practitioner to the start of treatment by a specialist for medically-necessary elective care — was a record 27.4 weeks, 195% higher than 9.3 weeks in 1993.
One major problem, as the Fraser Institute reports in a new study, is the misconception Canadian health care is “free.” Between 1997 and 2023, the amount of money Canadians pay through their taxes for health care has increased by 234%, compared to a 133.8% increase in incomes, 71.9% in the Consumer Price Index, 132.9% in the cost of shelter, 113% for food and 56.3% for clothing.
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