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Originally Posted by Barefoot
As a Canadian with many older friends, I've never once heard of anyone waiting six months for an essential operation.
Or being refused treatment based on age. Never.  |
Buffalo Jim isn't far off according to this -
Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2015 Report | Fraser Institute
Specialist physicians surveyed report a
median waiting time of 18.3 weeks between referral from a general practitioner and receipt of treatment—slightly longer than the 18.2 week wait reported in 2014. This year’s wait time is 97% longer than in 1993 when it was just 9.3 weeks.