A great, well-written new report hot off the good Fraser Institute press reveals that despite the increase of BILLIONS upon BILLIONS of tax dollars, yet again, to supposedly solve the waiting list problems in Canada, yet again, the waiting lists are, yet again, l-o-n-g according to their ongoing study of the situation.
Nadeem Esmail, their Senior Health Policy Analyst & Manager, Health Data Systems, wades through the facts and figures again to come up with what could really only be described as a very negative bit of news for advocates of Canada’s North Korean-style healthcare system, which the liberal-left in Canada simply refuses to change by, for example, allowing private citizens—private enterprise—to fix it. And in fact the bitter irony is that they will read this report and use it as proof-positive that still more BILLIONS upon BILLIONS need to be spent, to “fix it” some more.
Little Relief in Spite of Increased Health Care Spending
Vancouver, BC – Waiting times for medical treatment have stalled at their peak levels of about 18 weeks, according to The Fraser Institute’s 15th annual survey, Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada, released today.
The total waiting time for patients between referral from a general practitioner and treatment, averaged across all 12 specialties and 10 provinces surveyed, fell slightly this year; decreasing to 17.7 weeks in 2005 (from 17.9 weeks in 2004).
“Canadians should not be fooled into thinking that this small reduction in overall waiting is a good-news story. It is important to remember that these waiting times are the second-longest that Canadians have ever experienced and that they exist despite record levels of health spending and in spite of numerous commitments made by provincial and federal governments,” said Nadeem Esmail, senior health policy analyst at The Fraser Institute and co-author of the survey.
“Canadians should also not expect any dramatic improvement in waiting times resulting from the latest federal-provincial agreements regarding waiting lists. The long waiting times for medically necessary services are a symptom of a much greater problem: a poorly-designed health care system,” he continued.
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