Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Policy Analysis, Fraser Institute, Canadian Medical Association
19 Nov 2018
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In canada, support for single-payer health care goes across political boundaries (even the conservative government under stephen harper supported it) In 1998 only 4% identified wait times as the top issue: medical professionals also saw wait times as the most important issue affecting. 160 days currently: specialist wait times are also increasing, specialist physicians surveyed report a median wait time of 21. 2 weeks between referral from a general practitioner and receipt of treatment. (fraser. It was 9. 3 weeks in 1993: the proportion reporting waiting >2 months for a specialist appointment in. 2016: 30% - canada, 6% -usa, 19% - uk, 2% - france, 8% - australia. It can tell us if we are doing better or worse: enhances accountability. Is there any reason to believe that measuring wait times would reduce them: actors, policy elites: ministry of health and long-term care, evidence generators: health quality ontario, canadian institute for health. Interest groups: wait time alliance, canadian medical association, ontario.
