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Americans take note: Canada's universal access health care system comes with 17-week wait list for surgery and other treatments.

Publication: Biotech Week
Publication Date: 08-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health should take note of Canada's experience, where a government run, single-payer health care system burdens citizens with lengthy wait times for surgery and other treatments, says a leading Canadian health economist (see also The Fraser Institute).

"Americans who seek to use Canada as model for reforming their health care system need to be aware that a single-payer health care system like Canada's results in unacceptably long waits for...

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