Canadian Healthcare Policy

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This paper discusses the long waiting lists, shortage of nurses and physicians, closure of hospitals and the increasing need to have private health insurance coverage. The paper asserts that if the federal government had its citizens' best interests, it would allow citizens to acquire the best type of healthcare available instead of limiting citizens to a long waiting list. The paper therefore believes that the federal government has failed to uphold its promise of a universal, accessible healthcare to all citizens of Canada. Furthermore, according to the paper, in order to allow the once-stellar Canadian health care system to exist, there should be a balance of powers, acquisition of taxes and distribution of taxes.

Outline:
The Canadian Health Care System
Canadian Federalism and Fiscal Federalism
Accessibility and the Private Health Insurance
In Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Canada has boasted about its universal, publicly-funded and administered health care system ever since Saskatchewan first began the trend. It was the first province to provide and establish universal, public hospital insurance in 1947 (Health Canada, 2007). The Canadian health care system is an embodiment of values that make Canada a society to reckon with. The Canadian government has been providing high quality health care to every Canadian.
"However, the existence of the Canada health care system is not without its own controversies. Like any other country in this world, Canada has been experiencing economic turmoil. Oil prices have increased to US $10 per barrel, and as the dollar rises above parity, the inflation in the world market continues to affect the Canadian economy (MacDonald, 2008). The terms of trade on the world economy has caused the Canadian government to make adjustments in terms of national spending and investment."

Sample of Sources Used:

• CBC News. (9 June 2005). Top court strikes down Quebec private health-care ban. [Online.] Retrieved 15 March 2008 from the Web site: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/06/09/newscoc-health050609.html
• Coyte, P. C. (2001). "Current trends and future directions for the Canadian healthcare system." Institute of Economic Affairs, 24-26.
• Department of Finance Canada. (March 2004). Fiscal Balance in Canada: The Facts. [Online.] Retrieved 16 March 2008 from the Web site: http://www.fin.gc.ca/facts/fbcfacts8_e.html
• Health Canada. (2007). Canada Health Act - Annual Report 2006 - 2007. [Online.] Retrieved 15 March 2008 from the Web site: http://www.healthcanada.org.gc.ca/medicare
• MacDonald, R. (Jan 2008). "The terms of trade and domestic spending." Canadian Economic Observer, 1-10.

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