Pros And Cons Of Canadian Health Care
Canada Health Care Act and the Right to Healthcare
Canada health care act for publicly funded health care insurance and it is adopted in 1984 by Federal legislation. The main purpose of Canadian health care policy, which is to promote, protect and restore the physical as well as mental well-being residents of Canada and to providing health care services to Canadians without financial or other obstacles. Canada Health Act is to make sure that all Canadians have reasonable access to insured health care services without direct charges and they access health care services on prepaid basis. Under the Canada Health Transfer, the Canada health act develops criteria and conditions regarding to cover health services which the territories and provinces …show more content…
The Canada health care act allows basic health care services to all Canadians. Canadians that are student, unemployed and disabled. It is an equal services and easy access to all Canadians which will be good for the future outgrowth to the increase of productivity as well as decrease on the number of illness. At a federal level, drugs are set to be cheap by pharmacy companies. However, drugs prescription, dental care and eye care or glasses does not cover under the Canada health care …show more content…
The funding spent on healthcare and less spent on administration.
Cons:
• Healthcare system is expensive: The healthcare system is expensive in Canada. Health care professionals are approved by the government to charge their patients for money in terms of medical bills and treatments.
• Healthcare decision making is political: The major political issue towards decision making strategy is disadvantage of the Canadian healthcare system in terms of the direct involvement from the federal level, meaning the by private or public funding on the healthcare outcomes. These issue will be downside for urban population and poor income people.
• Long wait time: Long wait time has become major issue in the healthcare system because patients have to wait long time for getting results and treatments. These long wait times may put the patient at risk because wait times will be required for non- emergency surgeries. The total wait times are evaluated in two continuous process by patients. First, patients are referred from a general practitioner to a specialist. Second, they are wait from specialist to where patients get actual
Canada health care act for publicly funded health care insurance and it is adopted in 1984 by Federal legislation. The main purpose of Canadian health care policy, which is to promote, protect and restore the physical as well as mental well-being residents of Canada and to providing health care services to Canadians without financial or other obstacles. Canada Health Act is to make sure that all Canadians have reasonable access to insured health care services without direct charges and they access health care services on prepaid basis. Under the Canada Health Transfer, the Canada health act develops criteria and conditions regarding to cover health services which the territories and provinces …show more content…
The Canada health care act allows basic health care services to all Canadians. Canadians that are student, unemployed and disabled. It is an equal services and easy access to all Canadians which will be good for the future outgrowth to the increase of productivity as well as decrease on the number of illness. At a federal level, drugs are set to be cheap by pharmacy companies. However, drugs prescription, dental care and eye care or glasses does not cover under the Canada health care …show more content…
The funding spent on healthcare and less spent on administration.
Cons:
• Healthcare system is expensive: The healthcare system is expensive in Canada. Health care professionals are approved by the government to charge their patients for money in terms of medical bills and treatments.
• Healthcare decision making is political: The major political issue towards decision making strategy is disadvantage of the Canadian healthcare system in terms of the direct involvement from the federal level, meaning the by private or public funding on the healthcare outcomes. These issue will be downside for urban population and poor income people.
• Long wait time: Long wait time has become major issue in the healthcare system because patients have to wait long time for getting results and treatments. These long wait times may put the patient at risk because wait times will be required for non- emergency surgeries. The total wait times are evaluated in two continuous process by patients. First, patients are referred from a general practitioner to a specialist. Second, they are wait from specialist to where patients get actual