Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $4.1 billion in lost wages last year

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care


VANCOUVER—Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $4.1 billion in lost wages and productivity last year (2021), finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. Preliminary data suggest that an estimated 1.4 million patients waited for medically necessary treatment last year, and each lost an estimated $2,848 (on average) due to lost wages and reduced productivity during working hours.
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