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Overview of the Canadian Health Care System

Overview of the Canadian Health Care System. OU Pre-med Club/AMSA October 25, 2006. United States. WHO Ranking for Health Attainment: 24 WHO Overall Ranking: 37 % GDP spent on health care: 15%. United States: Organization. United States: Quality, Choice & Access. Quality

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Overview of the Canadian Health Care System

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  1. Overview of the CanadianHealth Care System OU Pre-med Club/AMSA October 25, 2006

  2. United States • WHO Ranking for Health Attainment: 24 • WHO Overall Ranking: 37 • % GDP spent on health care: 15%

  3. United States: Organization

  4. United States: Quality, Choice & Access • Quality • Depends on health care plan • Often gaps for prescription drugs, dental & vision • Choice • Restricted choice of providers • Access • Waiting lines are relatively rare • Large percentage of the population is uninsured

  5. United States: Problems • 45 million uninsured • Skyrocketing health care costs • Significant health disparities by race and income

  6. Canada • World Health Organization Ranking for Health Attainment: 12 • World Health Organization Overall Ranking: 30 • Percent of GDP spent on health care: 9.9%

  7. Canada: Organization • Single-payer system • Canada Health Act of 1984 • 13 provincial/territorial governments administer health care plan • Federal government regulates the provincial/territorial health care plans by offering "transfer payments" contingent upon certain criteria

  8. Canada: Organization

  9. Canada: Organization • Providers are mostly private • Hospitals mostly public • Most Canadians have complementary private health insurance for services that are not covered by the government plan • Prescription drugs • Long-term care

  10. Canada: Quality, Choice, Access • Quality • Coverage for "medically necessary" services • Gaps for dental care, long-term care & prescription drugs • Choice • Free to choose general practitioner and hospital • Access • No waiting lists for general practitioner visits or emergencies • Waiting times for certain elective procedures

  11. Canada: Problems/Reforms • Underfunding • Gaps in coverage • Tension between provincial and central governments

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