Keeping the front door open: ensuring access to primary care for all in Canada

2022/12/11 by Tara Kiran · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Health Professions · #Healthcare Policy and Management #Healthcare Systems and Challenges #Primary Care and Health Outcomes

paper · pdf · doi:10.1503/cmaj.221563

openalex publication_date 2022/12/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

[See related article at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.220439][1] KEY POINTS Primary care is the front door to our health systems. But for too many people living in Canada, that front door is now closed. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 4.6 million people in Canada did not have a regular family

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