Are long wait times simply the price we must pay in order to uphold our Canadian values of equity and fairness?
As a doctor of medicine and professor who has spent a career in health policy and advocacy, I disagree. Our health system — designed in the 1960s — is in dire need of an overhaul. Canadians and their health needs have changed, but the system hasn’t changed with them. Wait times are not the core problem. They are a symptom of the problem.
And, like every doctor, I would rather cure the problem than just treat the symptoms.
Full article at: Global News