How Good Is Canadian Health Care? 2007 Report (PDF; 1 MB)
Source: The Frasier Institute
From press release:

Canada spends more on health care than any industrialized nation except Iceland and Switzerland yet we rank near the bottom in terms of access to physicians and new medical technology, according to a new study released today by independent research organization The Fraser Institute.
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The peer-reviewed study, How Good is Canadian Health Care? compares Canada to other OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries that guarantee access to health care regardless of ability to pay. Twelve indicators of access to health care and outcomes from the health care process are examined including access to physicians, access to high-tech medical equipment, and key health outcomes. The United States and Mexico are not included in the study because they do not have universal-access systems

The study focuses on how Canada needs to organize its health care program to provide universal access to high quality care in a timely fashion. To answer this question, which is also the focus of the current debate about health care reform in Canada, the study examines whether other industrialized countries with universal-access health care have implemented the type of policies that are hotly contested and opposed in Canada, but have been shown to produce superior access to health care and better outcomes at a lower cost.

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