With six out of 10 provinces on track to spend half of all available revenues on healthcare within six years, the current method of funding Canada’s healthcare system is not sustainable, says a new report from the Fraser Institute.
The New Brunswick government is seeking public and professional feedback on a health reform plan that calls for implementing collaborative family practice teams, a model for care that is all the rage in Ontario and Alberta.
More than half of patients with knee pain who are referred to an orthopedic surgeon have undergone an unnecessary MRI scan that was ordered by their primary-care provider, according to U.S. data presented at the meeting.
The Cancer Advocacy Coalition of Canada is hoping that its new report card will help campaigning political candidates better understand what it means ``to carry the physical, emotional and financial burdens of cancer.''
