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Posted by: FloodPsychologis
Posted by: Locke357
Posted by: FloodPsychologis
The waiting lines are so long in Canada many people die before they were even close to receiving a transplant. [source needed]
Here
"A recent government study indicated that 4.3 million Canadian adults or 18 percent of those who saw a doctor in 2001 reported they had difficulty seeing a doctor or getting a test or surgery done in a timely fashion. Three million Canadians are unable to find a family physician, according to several private studies, producing a situation all the more serious since it is the family doctor who refers patients to specialists and medical testing."
"Waiting can occur at every step of treatment. A study by the conservative Fraser Institute concluded that patients across Canada experienced average waiting times of 16.5 weeks between receiving a referral from a general practitioner and undergoing treatment in 2001-2002, a rate 77 percent longer than in 1993. The recent Senate report noted that waiting times for M.R.I., C.T. and ultrasound scans grew by 40 percent since 1994."
I'm not saying it's all bad, but the waiting lines ARE a problem. I will redact my original statement because I don't have evidence to support it at the moment, I have to study for exams (I suppose that sounds like an excuse).
Still, that's data from ten years ago. Also, they were comparing figures from before the early-mid 90s recession, which saw the provinces heavily slash their health care budgets over the course of the 90s. They had only started increasing funding again by the early 2000s.
Since then, the "wait times" issue has been notably improved. Unless you're living way out in the sticks, you'll typically have your surgery within a couple weeks.