Last December, an annual wait times survey compiled by the Fraser Institute reported that the average Canadian was now ...

Canada’s public universal healthcare model frequently comes up as a possible alternative to the U.S.’ more costly private/public approach to paying for people’s healthcare. The U.S. is the only ...

The country’s leading health organizations urge Canada’s health ministers to seize the opportunity to implement known solutions to improve access to care.

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marty Warren, United Steelworkers union National Director for Canada, issued the following statement following the announcement of a deal on Pharmacare: Today marks a ...

From time to time, one sees vulgar comments on right-of-center American forums declaring that Canada is a socialist hellhole. Often, this criticism is based on the fact that Canada has a system of ...

Medical experts across Canada are pushing for ways to bolster the country's over-stretched health-care system including inter ...

Emergency entrance of Grace Hospital, Winnipeg in March 2020. Source - Jimj wpg, CC SA 4.0. Emergency entrance of Grace Hospital, Winnipeg in March 2020. Source - Jimj wpg, CC SA 4.0. A nationwide ...

I've lived in Canada for more than a decade, and though it's not perfect, I prefer it to the US. I've had major surgery and dealt with long COVID-19 for years, and I haven't paid a cent for healthcare ...

WASHINGTON (SBG) - If you were in pain or needed to see a doctor, would you be willing to wait for care – if the treatments were free? In Canada, when it comes to non-life threatening conditions, that ...

Canadians pay out-of-pocket health costs close to what Americans pay, yet Canada’s tax burden is 36 percent to 51 percent higher than America’s. These extra taxes are largely driven by government ...

CMAJ editors Dr. Kirsten Patrick and Dr. Andreas Laupacis ask what the most pressing concern in Canadian health care is today. Their answer? "The problem that people in Canada are struggling with most ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will commit C$46.2 billion ($34.4 billion) in new funding over the next decade to help prop up Canada’s health-care system, which is struggling to keep up ...