Chronic Condition explores faults in the Canadian healthcare system as it has developed over the last half century and examines ways of looking at healthcare comparing other country’s models in an attempt to find a solution to Canada inefficient outdated system. Simpson shows that Canadians are misled to believe that the Canadian system is relatively excellent as it consistently underperforms when cost savings, wait times, and breadth of coverage are compared to other western countries providing subsidized services. Inadequate use of medical clinics with inefficiencies in overcrowded hospitals backlog surgeries and congest the system causing a shortage of effective care. Simpson’s investigates options that can be incorporated into Canadian …show more content…
The idea is that because of the type of surgeries performed there, they reduce the amount of surgeries of that type that would be done at the hospital and address problems with the inefficiency of the healthcare system. In the hospital there are limited spaces for surgeries, and the surgeries are varied as every surgery would have to be done at the hospital. However, buy outsourcing a certain surgeries that fall under the same category to a nearby clinic, the hospital is free to do surgeries on other types of patients and the certain type of surgery is dealt with quicker. The type of surgery that the clinic does is repetitive and can requires less materials and equipment then some of the more intense surgeries, this and by sending the patient to a clinic that specializes in repetitive surgeries, the government can save money by not having to operate in the more expensive hospitals. This is also cheaper institute the smaller clinics for repetitive surgeries as the technology requirement per clinic would be lessen since it does not cover the same breadth of …show more content…
This allows for a better management of systems, just like consolidating the regions within the province can be more efficient. If there were to be introduced to Canada, the provinces would set the standards and the larger, more powerful regional authorities would be amber to more effectively administer the hospitals and services with less bureaucratic interference. Doctors would be accountable to the authority, and the authority to the provincial government with each increases the
The Saskatchewan heath care system is made up of several provincial, regional and local organizations, which provide the people their basic right to reasonable health care (“Health Systems,” 2014). Not having enough health care providers seem to be a problem, which Canada as a whole has struggled with (“College of Family,” 2014). The shortages of medical providers have lead to major discrepancies in the level of patient care between major urban centers and rural areas (Howlett, 2013). In the case of Saskatchewan many communities are facing this challenge, not only rural areas but also the capital city of the province (“Saskatchewan ER,” 2013). Stats Canada has showed that the number of physicians is at a historic high, yet Saskatchewan still face shortages (Howlett, 2013).
Neighboring countries, United States and Canada have close ties to one another, share the same language and have many of the same fundamental and religious beliefs. It is an interesting debt as to which provides a superior healthcare system. In order to better understand the strengths and weakness of the two systems, this paper will review four important structural and functional elements of each system.
The Canadian health care system promises universality, portability, and accessibility; unfortunately, it faces political challenges of meeting pub...
The basic values of fairness and equity that are demonstrated by the willingness of Canadians to share resources and responsibility are displayed in Canada 's healthcare system, and have been reflected in the modifications and major reforms made to the system since its initiation. The system has been and continues to be modified as the country 's population and circumstances change, and as the nature of health care itself evolves. Health care in Canada is delivered through a publicly funded health care system, which is mostly free at the point of use and has most services provided by private entities. It is guided by the provisions of
At the beginning of the 20th century healthcare was a necessity in Canada, but it was not easy to afford. When Medicare was introduced, Canadians were thrilled to know that their tax dollars were going to benefit them in the future. The introduction of Medicare made it easier for Canadians to afford healthcare. Medicare helped define Canada as an equal country, with equal rights, services and respect for every Canadian citizen. Medicare helped less wealthy Canadians afford proper healthcare. Canadian citizens who had suffered from illness because they could not afford healthcare, were able to get proper treatment. The hospitals of Canada were no longer compared by their patients’ wealth, but by their amount of service and commitment. Many doctors tried to stop the Medicare act, but the government and citizens outvoted them and the act was passed. The doctors were then forced to treat patients in order of illness and not by the amount of money they had. Medicare’s powerful impact on Canadian society was recognized globally and put into effect in other nations all around the world. Equality then became a definition which every Canadian citizen understood.
In this paper, there will be a comparative analysis to the United States (U.S.) healthcare system and Canadians healthcare system highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of both.
A Canadian Dermatologist who once worked in the United States breaks down the pros and cons of Canada’s health care system and explains why he thinks the Canadian system is superior to America’s. Canada runs a single payer health care system, which means that health care is controlled by the government rather than private insurance companies. One of the main pros of the Canadian health care system is that everyone is insured. He says that in the province of Ontario, the Ministry of Health insures all of its citizens, all important health needs such as physician visits, home nursing and physical therapy are covered. Since every resident is covered under the government plan the problem of patients being turned away due to lacking medical coverage
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The issue of a universal approach to Canadian Health Care has been contended for several years. Canada's national health insurance program, or Medicare, was designed to ensure that all people can have medical, hospital and physician services. The cost is to be paid for by Ontario medical insurance program (OHIP). The Canada Health Act was intended to represent certain principles of our health care system. It was intended to be a symbol of the Canadian values. Those values are fairness equity and togetherness. This oneness of a universal approach is what we call the one tier system. Many Canadians still believe the official government stand on this: Canada’s medical insurance covers all needs and services for every insured citizen. Officially then, there is a one level health care system. This paper shall argument that Canada has a two tier health care system.
Today, Canadians are concerned with many issues involving health care. It is the responsibility of the provincial party to come up with a fair, yet reasonable solution to this issue. This solution must support Canadians for the best; it involves people and how they are treated when in need for health care. The Liberal party feels that they have the best solution that will provide Canadians with the best results. It states that people will have the protection of medicare and will help with concerns like: injury prevention, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, etc. The Canadian Alliance Party’s plan is to make several policy-developments to benefit Canada’s health care. They believe it will serve the security and well-being best for all Canadians. The last party involved in this issue is the NDP Party; who indicate that they are fighting hard for a better Health Care system in our economy. The NDP Party states that the income of a family should not dictate the quality of health care.
The public health care system in Canada is still flawed, proven through the wait times that many patients have to go through. Canadians may wait up to six to nine months for “non-urgent” MRIs . The waiting list is dreary for Canadians, unlike Americans who can get their services immediately through paying out-of-pocket, the long public sector in Alberta waits up to a year for services, the wait for cataract surgery was six weeks ; these waits for some patients put the public health care system to shame, and helps push the idea of the privatized health care system a bettering option for the future of the nation. Additionally, 41 percent of adult Canadians said they experienced a difficulty in accessing hospital and physician care on weekday nights and weekends . Furthermore, it is still evident that Canadians in fact pay a higher income tax compared to Americans, due to the fact that they are paying the fund the health care system through their taxes; however, it is still significantly less to pay for a public health care system than it is privatized . Privatization is further proved as a superior choice with regards to the discharge situation many Canadians face. In Canada, it is common to see patients discharged earlier than recommended due the rising amount of patients using the free-of-charge public health care system, patients are released “quicker and sicker” because of this . Additionally, when discharged, the public health care system does not cover home care and private nurse care ; further proving the notion that there is still some forms of privatization already in the health care system in
Canadian health care system is well developed, highly efficient, and even with drawbacks it provides Canadian resident the best health care they deserve.
Lawrence Kohlberg found an accurate outline t the moral stages of a person with his justice perspective , but those stage are created through the care perspective I believe. Kohlberg's three stages are the result of Carol Gilligan's care perspective. In the example of a moral dilemma on page 310 ; I believe that the husband acted with a Postconventional moral approach but that the reason he did was based on his relationship and concern for his wife's death. The prosocial behavior can explain why he choose the route to steal the drug; his parents of social surroundings probably encoded in his conscience that no matter the risk it is best to save the ones we love. Prosocial behavior I believe is the over all answer to how ones morals are created