Adopting activity-based funding for hospitals in Alberta could shorten wait times and improve productivity, according to this MEI study. “Our current hospital funding model incentivizes treating the fewest patients possible, as each new patient represents an additional cost,” explains Krystle Wittevrongel, Senior Public Policy Analyst and Alberta Project Lead at the MEI.

Montreal, April 16, 2024 – By switching from private mini-hospitals to geriatric clinics, the Legault government is breaking its election promise, says a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute.

Dissatisfied with the state of their provincial health care systems, a majority of Canadians are open to greater reliance on the private sector, according to this MEI-Ipsos poll.

Le fait est que notre système de santé manque de capacité de traitement. Que vous vous présentiez en clinique externe, en salle d’urgence ou que vous ayez besoin d’une opération non-urgente, l’attente est un symptôme de ce manque de capacité.

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The median patient visiting a Quebec emergency room last year spent 5 hours and 13 minutes there, according to this study published by the MEI. “This year again, Quebec patients have had to be patient indeed, with emergency room visits taking over five hours,” says Emmanuelle B. Faubert, economist at the MEI and author of the study.