In the last ten years, waiting time for health care in Canada has increased 90%. Economists estimate costs for this waiting period to be between 1100.00$ and 5600.00$ per patient annually.
(Fraser Institute, 2006).
According to the Fraser Institute, this waiting time generates hidden costs, such as income loss, a decrease in productivity in the work environment due to anxiety and the incapacity to work, without counting the physical and psychological suffering that must endure the patient.
This same study confirmed that, in 2006, in the province of Quebec, waiting time for a consultation with a specialist was 12.2 weeks on average.
