Healthcare

Nine in ten (88%) Canadians Say the Effects of the Disease on Canadian Healthcare System will be Dramatic

Two-Thirds Of All Online Canadians Have Visited A Health Website, Up From 55% In 2000

But Support Drops to 52% When Told This Would Leave Little Surplus for Improving Other Areas Such As Post-Secondary Education or the Military

However, Confidence Is Mixed On What Such A Plan Will Deliver.
Almost All (97%) Canadians Say it is Important that Governments Actively Involve Heath Care Professionals in Developing Plan to Renew Health System

Top Priorities For Healthcare are Waiting Lists for MRIs/CAT-Scans (63%), Homecare (49%), Primary Healthcare Services (44%), and Prevention Services (42%) According to Canadians

Two-Thirds (65%) Indicate User Fees, More Private Money in Canadian Healthcare System Not Needed
Six in Ten (61%) Think Federal Government Should Implement Romanow Recommendations Even if It Means a Slight Tax Increase

68% Say Cancer, Within the Decade, Will Be Something You Live With, Not Die From
92% Willing To Donate Tumour Tissue for Research on New Drug Treatments
87% Of Canadians' Lives Have Been Touched By Cancer Through The Diagnosis Of A Friend Or Family Member

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Six in Ten Canadians Assign B Grade to Overall Quality of Health Care (63%), Choice of Health Care Services (62%) and Their Most Recent Interaction with the System (68%)
Ability to Access Specific Health Care Services in Their Community Receives Mixed Ratings
Eight in Ten (82%) Agree Long-term, Sustainable Funding is Needed to Improve the Health Care System