National union CLAC offers timely access to specialist care through new program
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The statistics are staggering: 54 per cent of Canada’s workforce has at least one chronic disease or condition, according to the 2019 Sanofi Healthcare Survey;in 2016, organizations spent $7.5 billion on long-term disability coverage, according to RBC Insurance; and, each year, $2.1 billion is lost in wages due to long waits for surgery and medical treatment, according to a 2019 report from the Fraser Institute.