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How Canada got universal health care and what the U.S. could …

(1 days ago) Today, severe job losses do not leave people completely uninsured in Canada, said Colleen Flood, who directs the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. Amid the pandemic, Canadians can get tested for the virus when they need it and they don’t fear that the cost of a test or treatment … See more

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-canada-got-universal-health-care-and-what-the-u-s-could-learn

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Health care is showing the cracks it's had for decades. Why it will

(1 days ago) WEBAnd Canada remains the only country with universal health care and no universal drug plan. Staples says skyrocketing prescription drug costs also put a …

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/health-care-how-we-got-here-fix-broken-cracks-billions-canadian-duclos-1.6691196

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Canada's universal health-care system: achieving its potential

(3 days ago) WEBKey messages. •. Canada's universal, publicly funded health-care system—known as Medicare—is a source of national pride, and a model of universal health coverage. It …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7138369/

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Canada’s ‘haves-and-have-nots’ health system lags behind Europe, …

(8 days ago) WEBAbout 20% of Canadians have no family doctor at all, and many more have irregular access to clinicians – a reality likely to worsen if not properly addressed now, …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/canada-primary-healthcare-budget-cut-study

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Canada's health-care crisis: Who's accountable, and how can we …

(9 days ago) WEBDuring the conversation, Favaro – Canada's longest-serving on-air medical correspondent – inventories the list of long-standing issues plaguing the universal …

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-s-health-care-crisis-who-s-accountable-and-how-can-we-fix-an-overburdened-system-1.6255774

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Overwhelming evidence—it’s time to fix Canadian health care

(8 days ago) WEBFor example, according to data from 2019 (a year before the pandemic), among 28 developed countries with universal care, Canada was the second-highest …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/overwhelming-evidence-its-time-to-fix-canadian-health-care

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How to fix Canada's broken health care - The Hub

(7 days ago) WEBHarry Rakowski: How to fix Canada’s broken health care. Canada has only 12.9 ICU beds per 100,000 population compared to 25.8 for the U.S. and 33.9 for …

https://thehub.ca/2022-06-08/how-can-we-fix-our-broken-health-care/

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Stronger Public Health Care - Canada.ca

(9 days ago) WEBThe federal government is committed to supporting provinces and territories in delivering better health care results for Canadians—no matter where they live. …

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2023/03/stronger-public-health-care.html

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Canada: Health System Reforms and Challenges

(Just Now) WEBCanada: Reforms and Challenges. “But key observations from international comparisons point to a decades-long struggle with wait times for some elective care and …

https://healthsystemsfacts.org/national-health-systems/national-health-insurance/canada/canada-health-system-challenges/

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Despite high spending, Canada’s health-care system is …

(5 days ago) WEBObviously, a relative dearth of resources can contribute to long health-care wait times for Canadians. In 2020, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund, Canada ranked dead last (10 out of 10) among …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/despite-high-spending-canadas-health-care-system-is-failing-badly

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Canada not a good example of universal health care

(Just Now) WEBAmongst industrialized countries – members of the OECD – with universal health care, Canada has the second most expensive health care system as a share of the economy …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/canada-not-a-good-example-of-universal-health-care

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Canadian health care: Issues with access to timely care CTV News

(2 days ago) WEBPublished Sept. 7, 2022 2:09 a.m. PDT. Share. Two out of five Canadians say they were unable to access essential health-care services in the last six months, according to a …

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadians-now-less-confident-in-their-health-care-system-than-americans-are-survey-1.6058045

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Access to health care - Statistics Canada

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2021, while most Canadians (85.5%) had a regular health care provider, 4.7 million Canadians (14.4%) did not have one. The percentage of those with access to …

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/82-570-x/2023001/section3-eng.htm

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Canada's universal health-care system: achieving its potential

(3 days ago) WEBAccess to health care based on need rather than ability to pay was the founding principle of the Canadian health-care system. Medicare was born in one …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30181-8/fulltext

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Canada’s Health Care Woes: Waiting Lists, Outdated Equipment

(5 days ago) WEBBeyond rationing care using waiting lists, Canada’s monopoly health care also underinvests in equipment and staff. Canada has 35% fewer acute care beds than …

https://www.iedm.org/canadas-health-care-woes-waiting-lists-outdated-equipment-staff-shortages/

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10 ways to fix Canada’s health care system right now

(4 days ago) WEBCanada’s health care system requires major reform and possibly radical solutions. Here are 10 solutions to these problems that might be achieved without …

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-health-care-crisis/

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In Nova Scotia, Canada's Universal Health Care Beset By Access …

(8 days ago) WEBThe bulk of medical services in Canada — 70% of overall health care spending — are funded through taxes. There's a 15% sales tax on most goods and …

https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/12/03/nova-scotia-health-care-sanders

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Major healthcare system issues in Canada in 2022 Statista

(2 days ago) WEBSep 28, 2023. A 2022 survey found that 63 percent of Canadian individuals indicated a lack of staff was the biggest problem facing the national healthcare system. Access to …

https://www.statista.com/statistics/736176/top-healthcare-system-issues-in-canada/

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Not so universal health care: The neglect of immigrant and …

(4 days ago) WEBFull text (PDF, 965KB) Lake, S. Not so universal health care: The neglect of immigrant and refugee health in Canada. UBCMJ. 2016: 7.2 (38-39). ° Corresponding author: …

https://ubcmj.med.ubc.ca/not-so-universal-health-care-neglect-of-immigrant-and-refugee-health-in-canada/

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Bill Maher is right about Canadian health care Fraser Institute

(6 days ago) WEBFor example, among high-income countries with universal health care, Canada has some of the lowest numbers of physicians, hospital beds, MRI machines …

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/bill-maher-is-right-about-canadian-health-care

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Health care in Canada: Access our universal health care system

(1 days ago) WEBTo access health care in Canada, you need to apply for a health card from your province or territory. When you go to see a doctor or other medical professional, you have to …

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/new-life-canada/health-care/universal-system.html

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How Socialized Medicine Hurts Canadians and Leaves Them …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Canadian health care system is frequently used as a model by Americans who advocate putting the government in charge of health care. As Senator …

https://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/how-socialized-medicine-hurts-canadians-and-leaves-them-worse-financially

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