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July 15, 2026

Inequalities in access to primary care services and health insurance in Black adults in Canada
by Thomas J. Charters, Toyib Olaniyan, and Leanne C. Findlay

Previous research has shown that Black adults in Canada experience higher cause-specific mortality and differential rates of diagnosis and hospitalization compared with White adults. These disparities may reflect underlying differences in access to health care. This study used pooled data from the annual Canadian Community Health Survey from 2015 to 2019 to assess whether inequalities in access to primary and pharmaceutical health care exist between Black and White adults in Canada and sought to identify how specific factors (e.g., socioeconomic, geographic, etc.) contribute to observed inequalities.

Difficulties accessing specialist care and the association with unmet health care needs among middle-aged and older Canadians
by Md Kamrul Islam, Heather Gilmour, and Kristyn Frank

Canada’s population is aging rapidly, with implications for the health care system, including increasing demand for specialist care. However, few studies have examined factors associated with specialist care use. Data from the 2024 Survey on Health Care Access and Experiences – Primary and Specialist Care were used in this study to identify factors associated with specialist care use, difficulty accessing specialist care, and to examine the relationship between access difficulties and unmet health care needs among middle-aged (45 to 64 years) and older (65 years or older) adults in Canada.

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