Talk:Comparison of the healthcare systems in Canada and the United States/Archive 2

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why say it two times

As reported by the Health Council of Canada, a 2010 Commonwealth survey found that 42% of Canadians waited 2 hours or more in the emergency room, vs. 29% in the U.S.; 43% waited 4 weeks or more to see a specialist, vs. 10% in the U.S. The same survey states that 37% of Canadians say it is difficult to access care after hours (evenings, weekends or holidays) without going to the emergency department over 34% of Americans. Furthermore, 47% of Canadians, and 50% of Americans who visited emergency departments over the past two years feel that they could have been treated at their normal place of care if they were able to get an appointment.

Studies by the Commonwealth Fund found that 42% of Canadians waited 2 hours or more in the emergency room, vs. 29% in the U.S.; 57% waited 4 weeks or more to see a specialist, vs. 23% in the U.S., but Canadians had more chances of getting medical attention at nights, or on weekends and holidays than their American neighbors without the need to visit an ER (54% compared to 61%). Statistics from the Canadian free market think tank Fraser Institute in 2008 indicate that the average wait time between the time when a general practitioner refers a patient for care and the receipt of treatment was almost four and a half months in 2008, roughly double what it had been 15 years before.

This two times in the article! Why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stone (talk • contribs) 09:14, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

MedPage Today

MedPage Today is having a week-long series comparing the U.S. and Canada.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/HealthPolicy/66261
Tale of Two Nations: Medicine Across the Border
How did Canada and the U.S. wind up with such different approaches to healthcare
by Michael Smith
MedPage Today
June 26, 2017
--Nbauman (talk) 21:01, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Commonwealth Fund 2017 report

http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2017/may/international-profiles
International Profiles of Health Care Systems
Commonwealth Fund
May 31, 2017
Authors: Elias Mossialos, Ana Djordjevic, Robin Osborn, and Dana Sarnak (eds.)
Abstract: This publication presents overviews of the health care systems of Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United States. Each overview covers health insurance, public and private financing, health system organization and governance, health care quality and coordination, disparities, efficiency and integration, use of information technology and evidence-based practice, cost containment, and recent reforms and innovations. In addition, summary tables provide data on a number of key health system characteristics and performance indicators, including overall health care spending, hospital spending and utilization, health care access, patient safety, care coordination, chronic care management, disease prevention, capacity for quality improvement, and public views.
--Nbauman (talk) 15:08, 7 August 2017 (UTC)