Canadian Healthcare System

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This paper describes and critically analyzes the Canadian healthcare system in terms of J. Frenk's policy framework. It also outlines the key issues influencing health policy in Canada, including politics and the news media, as indicated by research and current surveys.

Outline:
Introduction
Background of Frenk's Policy Framework
Canada's Healthcare Systems
Frenk's Theory of Fairness in Financial Contribution
Healthcare Consumer Studies in Canada
The Relationship Between Economics and Healthcare
Political Factors Influencing Healthcare in Canada
Canadian Perspective According to the News Media
The Increasing Amount of Elderly People in the Canadian
Healthcare System
The Competition in Canada
The Current State of Affairs of Healthcare in Canada
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The current state of affairs in Canada's healthcare systems are not very satisfying, both in the eyes of consumers and healthcare employees. The Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada has reported several intimidating results related to staffing in Canada's healthcare systems, including announcements that Halifax's Capital District health Authority is in need of 175 more nurses to meet the demands in its hospitals. Additionally, there are reports that the same health district authority canceled a successful liver-transplant program because there were no surgeons to perform the operations, with similar tragedies being reported across the country. Goals to improve this area of Canada's healthcare system would be that governments and healthcare employers should change laws, regulations, and employment agreements to better match healthcare practitioners' jobs to their training and that the government should invest in increasing the number of doctors and nurses working in Canada as well. Furthermore, governments should use financial incentives to better distribute healthcare practitioners between and within provinces."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. (2002). Health Human Resources in Canada's Healthcare System. July 2002.
• Department of Finance Canada. (2004). The Economy in Brief. Retrieved April 18, 2006, from the Department of Finance Web site: http://www.fin.gc.ca/ECONBR/ecbr04- 12e.html
• Economic Survey Canada. (2004). Building Partnerships for Progress. Retrieved April 18, 2006, from the Economic Survey Canada Web site: http://www.oecd.org/document/24/0.02340.en_2649
• Environment Canada, Informing Canadians on Pollution. (2002) Highlights of the 2002 National Pollutant Release Inventory, Environment Canada.
• Frenk J. (2000). A Framework for assessing the performance of health systems. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 78 (6):717.

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