Experts warn Canada needs better funding for robot-assisted surgeries

A recommendation against public funding for robot-assisted prostatectomies has physician leaders warning Canada could fall even further behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to offering cutting-edge medical procedures. In its first ruling on the subject, the committee that advises Ontario on which health technologies to pay for said the benefits weren’t significant enough to justify the cost – a recommendation that could send ripples through the whole country’s system