In a global ranking of 30 countries with universal health-care programs, Canada ranks near the bottom for its numbers of doctors, hospital beds, and MRIs and for long wait times, despite being one of the highest-spending countries on health care, according to a new study by the Fraser Institute.
The study, “Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2022,” released on Nov. 10, compared Canada to 29 other developed countries. Using a “value for money approach,” it assessed cost against four broad categories: availability of medical resources, use of resources, access to resources, and quality and clinical performance.
