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Dec 2, 2021 · Over six in ten Canadians (62%) agree (43% somewhat/19% completely) the healthcare system should be more decentralized, where hospitals would be more autonomous and remunerated based on delivered services.
Feb 27, 2024 · While Canadians are generally proud of a health system that delivers care based on need rather than the ability to pay, the OurCare researchers found many people believe the system has...
Sep 7, 2022 · The study, which surveyed nearly 3,500 Canadians and Americans combined, also found that Canadian confidence in our health-care system is currently lower than American confidence in...
Sep 13, 2023 · Key findings. In 2021, while most Canadians (85.5%) had a regular health care provider, 4.7 million Canadians (14.4%) did not have one. Among those with a health care provider, 58.3% waited three days or less for an appointment.
- A National Health Insurance Model
- Long Wait Times
- A Landscape of Chronic Disease
- Aging Population, Increasing Costs
- Actions We Can Take Now
- Integration and Innovation
- Enhanced Accountability
- Broaden The Definition of Comprehensiveness
- Bold Leadership
The roots of Canada’s system lie in Saskatchewan, when then-premier Tommy Douglas’s left-leaning Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) government first established a provincial health insurance program. This covered universal hospital (in 1947) and then doctors’ costs (in 1962). The costs were shared 50/50 with the federal government for hospi...
The quality of the Canadian health-care system has been called into question, however, for several consecutive years now by the U.S.-based Commonwealth Fund. This is a highly respected, non-partisan organization that annually ranks the health-care systems of 11 nations. Canada has finished either ninth or 10th now for several years running. One cha...
How is it that Canada has gone from a world leader to a middle- (or maybe even a bottom-) of-the-pack performer? Canada and Canadians have changed, but our health-care system has not adapted. In the 1960s, health-care needs were largely for the treatment of acute disease and injuries. The hospital and doctor model was well-suited to this reality. T...
Canada’s health-care system is subject to numerous pressures. First of all, successive federal governments have been effectively reducing their cash contributions since the late 1970s when tax points were transferred to the provinces and territories. Many worry that if the federal share continues to decline as projected, it will become increasingly...
The failure of our system to adapt to Canadians’ changing needs has left us with a very expensive health-care system that delivers mediocre results. Canadians should have a health-care system that is truly worthy of their confidence and trust. There are four clear steps that could be taken to achieve this:
Health-care stakeholders in Canada still function in silos. Hospitals, primary care, social care, home care and long-term care all function as entities unto themselves. There is poor information sharing and a general failure to serve common patients in a coordinated way. Ensuring that the patient is at the centre — regardless of where or by whom th...
Those who serve Canadians for their health-care needs need to transition to accountability models focused on outcomes rather than outputs. Quality and effectiveness should be rewarded rather than the amount of service provided. Alignment of professional, patient and system goals ensures that everyone is pulling their oars in the same direction.
We know many factors influence the health of Canadians in addition to doctors’ care and hospitals. So why does our “universal” health-care system limit its coverage to doctors’ and hospital services? A plan that seeks health equity would distribute its public investment across a broader range of services. A push for universal pharmacare, for exampl...
Bold leadership from both government and the health sector is essential to bridge the gaps and break down the barriers that have entrenched the status quo. Canadians need to accept that seeking improvements and change does not mean sacrificing the noble ideals on which our system was founded. On the contrary, we must change to honour and maintain t...
Apr 21, 2023 · 20 per cent of Canadians think Canada’s health care system works well, while the majority — 56 per cent — said there are some good things about the system; 17 per cent think there’s so much...
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Jul 12, 2024 · Canadians deserve better access to health care services and affordable medicines, regardless of where they live or their ability to pay. However, the health system in Canada has been facing significant challenges, such as overwhelmed emergency rooms, lack of access to a family doctor, and health care workers under enormous strain.
