Despite a slight improvement in health-care wait times, 3-5 million Canadians are still on waiting lists, according to a recent report.
The findings, by think tank SecondStreet, include provincial data on waitlists for surgery, diagnostic testing, and consultation with specialists. They show 1.5 million people are waiting for diagnostic support, another million are on hold to see a specialist, and more than 600,000 Canadians are awaiting surgery.
A total of more than 3.2 million Canadians are waiting for surgery, a diagnostic scan, or to see a specialist, and the actual number could even be higher, SecondStreet said. Several provinces had incomplete data, and two of them, Prince Edward Island and Yukon, provided no data at all….