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

(1 days ago) This year, the cost of delivering health care across the country is expected to hit $331 billion — or roughly $8,563 per Canadian — with expenses covered by Ottawa, the provinces and territories and the private sector. About72 per cent of the costcomes from public funding, according to the Canadian … See more

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

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Explainer: What ails Canada's healthcare system?

(7 days ago) WebTotal health spending in Canada was expected to reach C$331 billion in 2022, or C$8,563 per Canadian, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Total health expenditure in 2022

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/what-ails-canadas-healthcare-system-2023-02-07/

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

(8 days ago) WebCanada’s ‘haves-and-have-nots’ health system lags behind Europe, study finds. Research says funding cuts and poor organisation stop Canadians from accessing healthcare – and 20% have no

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

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Our role in making the Canadian health care system one of the …

(3 days ago) WebCurrent context. The current national context is one of severe ongoing challenges facing the health care system and primary care. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing structural challenges in health care, with crises in long-term care, hospitals, and intensive care units and more recently in pediatric hospitals and EDs, with record levels …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9873296/

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

(3 days ago) WebTo Canadians, the notion that access to health care should be based on need, not ability to pay, is a defining national value. This value survives despite a shared border with the USA, which has the most expensive and inequitable health-care system in the developed world. 4 Canadian Medicare is more than a set of public insurance plans: more than 90% of …

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

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

(8 days ago) WebOver the summer, physicians, politicians and policy experts have rang the alarm bells, warning Canadians about the beleaguered state of our health-care system. While many of the proposed solutions focus on individual issues (the physician shortage, for example), few address the systemic nature of the problem. In reality, Canada’s health …

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

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Articles on Canadian health-care system - The Conversation

(1 days ago) WebCanada’s premiers are missing a real chance to fix our ailing health-care system. Tom McIntosh, University of Regina. The COVID-19 pandemic presents us with a unique opportunity to rethink and

https://theconversation.com/ca/topics/canadian-health-care-system-42651

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Working together to improve health care for Canadians.

(Just Now) WebThe Government of Canada announced today an investment of $196.1 billion over 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new funding, for provinces and territories to improve health care services for Canadians. This funding will be distributed partly through the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and partly through tailor-made bilateral agreements with

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2023/02/working-together-to-improve-health-care-for-canadians.html

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Canada: health system review 2020 - World Health Organization

(5 days ago) WebReference numbers. ISBN: 1817-6119. This analysis of the Canadian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. Life expectancy is high, but it plateaued between 2016 and 2017 due to the opioid crisis.

https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i/canada-health-system-review-2020

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Canada's Health Care System - Canada.ca

(8 days ago) WebThe organization of Canada's health care system is largely determined by the Canadian Constitution, in which roles and responsibilities are divided between the federal, and provincial and territorial governments. The provincial and territorial governments have most of the responsibility for delivering health and other social services.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-care-system/reports-publications/health-care-system/canada.html

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Taking the pulse: A snapshot of Canadian health care, 2023

(9 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic and our growing population have placed enormous strain on Canada’s health care systems. In early 2023, the Government of Canada and the provincial and territorial governments i agreed to work together to improve health care in 4 priority areas and to report annually to Canadians. This first report is a snapshot of where

https://www.cihi.ca/en/taking-the-pulse-a-snapshot-of-canadian-health-care-2023

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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 new Angus Reid report

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

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Canada's health-care system is 'collapsing around us,' warns CMA

(1 days ago) WebThe strain placed on Canada's health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating, and now the top official of the Canadian Medical Association is warning that problems may

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canada-s-health-care-system-is-collapsing-around-us-warns-cma-president-1.5948416

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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 having to resort to increased privatization

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

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Canada’s health care crisis: What we need now CMA

(7 days ago) WebHeading into the fall, the CMA’s new president Dr. Alika Lafontaine – a passionate leader with a commitment to rebuilding health care for the next generation – will continue giving physicians a voice where it matters most. There is no silver bullet for a crisis decades in the making. Tough decisions need to be made. We will be at the table.

https://www.cma.ca/latest-stories/canadas-health-care-crisis-what-we-need-now

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Federal budget 2024: What lies ahead for Canada’s health-care …

(8 days ago) WebWATCH: Freeland announces $1B federal funding for National School Food Program – Apr 1, 2024. With the unveiling of the 2024 federal budget just around the corner, Canadians may be anxiously

https://globalnews.ca/news/10419196/federal-budget-2024-health-care/

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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 treatment and/or long

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

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Pharmacare’s design could further fragment and politicize …

(3 days ago) WebThe way pharmacare is implemented could contribute to the Canadian health insurance system’s transition toward a more contentious and unequal American-style system with heavy administrative burdens.

https://theconversation.com/pharmacares-design-could-further-fragment-and-politicize-canadas-health-system-228260

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Canada's health care system - Canada.ca

(8 days ago) WebMedicare is a term that refers to Canada's publicly funded health care system. Instead of having a single national plan, we have 13 provincial and territorial health care insurance plans. Under this system, all Canadian residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services without paying out-of-pocket.

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-health-care-system.html

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'So much hardship': Communities call out province for lack of …

(9 days ago) WebAs the communities of Duck Lake and Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation struggle to find health-care providers, residents are being forced to travel, sometimes for hours, to get medical care or

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/other/so-much-hardship-communities-call-out-province-for-lack-of-health-care-workers/ar-BB1m7eC8

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Top 10 health care issues in Canada - idealmedhealth

(6 days ago) WebToday, however, the healthcare landscape is increasingly one of the chronic diseases. Diabetes, dementia, heart failure, chronic lung disease, and other chronic conditions characterize the health-care profiles of many Canadian seniors. Hospitals are still needed, to be sure but increasingly, the population needs community-based solutions.

https://idealmedhealth.com/health-care-issues-in-canada/

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Rethinking 'socially admitted' patients to improve care - Medical …

(2 days ago) WebMore information: Managing 'socially admitted' patients in hospital: a qualitative study of health care providers' perceptions, Canadian Medical Association Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.231430

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-rethinking-socially-patients.html

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Statement by the Prime Minister on Mental Health Week

(4 days ago) Web“Over the past year, we have reached agreements with all provinces and territories to strengthen Canada’s universal public health care system, including funding for mental health care. These agreements are delivering $25 billion in new funding to provinces and territories over the next decade to improve health care for Canadians.

https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2024/05/06/statement-prime-minister-mental-health-week

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‎Schizophrenia: Three Moms in the Trenches: Living With Psychosis, …

(8 days ago) Web“Hi, I'm Matthew Dickson! I'm a Canadian who helps people in developing countries get access to basic mental health care. I've suffered from mental health problems myself (schizophrenia). I bicycled across Canada when I was 20 in the middle of getting an engineering degree. But at 22 I was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-with-psychosis-part-2-matthew-dicksons-story/id1553468781?i=1000655058756

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Chicago-area Ascension health system deals with cybersecurity …

(4 days ago) WebAscension is one of the country's largest Catholic health care systems with 140 hospitals across the country. They now join a concerning trend of attacks seen recently at major hospitals in

https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-area-ascension-health-system-deals-with-cybersecurity-issue-hospital-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks-expert-says/14790322/

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Rethinking “socially admitted” patients EurekAlert!

(8 days ago) WebLabelling vulnerable patients in hospital as “socially admitted” may prevent treatment of medical issues, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1043220

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