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1. www.cbc.ca › news › politicsMassive new survey finds widespread frustration with access ...

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   Feb 27, 2024 · The problem appears to be getting worse. In a 2019 Statistics Canada survey, 14.5 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and over reported not having regular access to primary care. The OurCare survey ...

2. www.fraserinstitute.org › blogs › comparing-canadasComparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries ...

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   Aug 4, 2022 · Part 1 of this series documented Canada’s health-care spending compared to 28 other universal health-care countries and found that Canada ranked second-highest in terms of health care spending as a share of the economy (after adjusting for age). Despite this high spending, Canada reported a significant relative scarcity of crucial medical resources.

3. www.cdhowe.org › public-policy-research › addressingAddressing the Crisis in Access to Primary Care: A Targeted ...

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   Sep 19, 2024 · Buerhaus, P. 2018. “NPs: a Solution to America’s Primary Care Crisis.” American Enterprise Institute. Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU). 2018. “Fulfilling Nurse Practitioners Unfilled Potential in Canada’s Health Care System: Results from the pan-Canadian Retention and Recruitment Study.” CBC. 2024.

4. www.commonwealthfund.org › publications › issueFinger on the Pulse: Primary Care in U.S. and Nine Other ...

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   Mar 28, 2024 · Introduction. For many people, primary care is their first point of contact with the health system, and decades of evidence shows it is critical for population health, health equity, and the overall efficiency of health care systems. 1 Primary care is also uniquely positioned to screen for social needs and provide integrated behavioral health services. 2 Ensuring people have access to high ...

5. www.fraserinstitute.org › article › overwhelmingOverwhelming evidence—it’s time to fix Canadian health care

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   Sep 9, 2022 · For example, according to data from 2019 (a year before the pandemic), among 28 developed countries with universal care, Canada was the second-highest spender on health care (as a percentage of GDP) on an age-adjusted basis, yet ranked very low on the availability of key health-care resources. For example, Canada ranked 26th (of 28) for physician availability, 25th (of 26) for acute care beds ...

6. www.pbs.org › newshour › healthHow Canada got universal health care and what the U.S. could ...

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   Aug 31, 2020 · Every health care system has its strengths and weaknesses, including Canada's. Here's how that nation's system works, why it's admired (and sometimes disparaged) by some in the U.S., and why ...

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   Does Canada have a poor primary care system?

   • The data also reveals a significant age disparity, with fewer young adults reporting regular access to a doctor. About 35 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 29 are without a primary care provider, according to OurCare. Canada lags well behind other wealthy countries on access to primary care.

   Massive new survey finds widespread frustration with access to primary

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   What percentage of Canadians don't have a primary care provider?

   • The OurCare survey found access is particularly limited in Quebec, where 30.8 per cent of people report they don't have a primary care provider. In Atlantic Canada, meanwhile, 30.9 per cent of people surveyed said they have no family doctor or nurse practitioner.

   Massive new survey finds widespread frustration with access to primary

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   Why is Canadian health care so poor?

   • Unfortunately, the normal Canadian health-care system has relatively high spending, low resource availability and poor access to timely care (with a mixed record on utilization and performance). This suggests a clear imbalance between spending and performance, and poor value for our health-care dollars.

   Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part 5

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   Are Canadians dissatisfied with primary care?

   • (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo) A Toronto-based research team met with and surveyed some 10,000 Canadians about the state of the health-care system — and what they found is deep dissatisfaction and frustration with primary care as the country grapples with a severe shortage of family doctors.

   Massive new survey finds widespread frustration with access to primary

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   Does Canada have a good health care system?

   • Zhang, Tingting. 2024. The Doctor Dilemma: Improving Primary Care Access in Canada. Commentary 660. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. The Study in Brief In the latest OECD national satisfaction survey on “availability of quality health care,” Canadians gave our healthcare system a mark well below the OECD average.

   Addressing the Crisis in Access to Primary Care: A Targeted Approach

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   How does Canada's health care spending compare to other countries?

   • Part 1 of this series documented Canada’s health-care spending compared to 28 other universal health-care countries and found that Canada ranked second-highest in terms of health care spending as a share of the economy (after adjusting for age).

   Comparing Canada’s health-care system with other countries, Part 5

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8. www.sgu.edu › blog › medicalComparing the US and Canadian Health Care Systems

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   Apr 9, 2019 · To help, we have outlined some of the key differences that draw the line between health care in the United States and in Canada. 1. Health care insurance coverage and how it is funded. In both the US and Canada, health insurance is the primary way individuals pay for their health care. The main difference is in how that health insurance is funded.