The Changing Political And Economic Environment Of Health Care In Canada
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The Changing Political And Economic Environment Of Health Care In Canada
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Author : Gerard W. Boychuk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Changing Political And Economic Environment Of Health Care In Canada written by Gerard W. Boychuk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Health care reform categories.
Unhealthy Times
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Author : Hugh Armstrong
language : en
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001
Unhealthy Times written by Hugh Armstrong and has been published by Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Medical categories.
"Health and health care are at the pop of the public agenda, not only in Canada but throughout the world. Canada's most cherished social program -- health care -- is being transformed in many ways, some highly visible and others hidden from public view."--Cover.
The Political And Economic Sustainability Of Health Care In Canada
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Author : Howard A. Palley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-14
The Political And Economic Sustainability Of Health Care In Canada written by Howard A. Palley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with HEALTH & FITNESS categories.
Canada has a complex health delivery system which is a conglomeration of 13 public plans--10 provincial and three territorial as well as a number of federally administered plans serving special populations such as Aboriginals and Veterans--all providing full coverage for most hospital and physician services as well as partial coverage for many services that vary among plans. The importance of this study is that it examines how the public/private sector relationship in health care delivery--particularly that of the for-profit sector--has developed both historically and in recent years, in three subnational provincial jurisdictions within a federal system. The case study provinces are Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta. The study examines both similarities and differences in this development. These provinces are highly distinct in their political culture and political history affecting health care delivery. Ontario and Quebec are Canada's most populous provinces and Alberta is an increasingly populous prairie state. Alberta is unique in its long-time governance of the Progressive Conservative party and its predecessor the Social Credit Party. Ontario has had a more variable political history with periods of Progressive Conservative, New Democratic Party and Liberal leadership and in recent years Quebec governance has shifted between the Parti Qu becois and the Liberal Party. In this study, one dimension that the authors examine are political dispositions to act regarding public/private initiatives in health care delivery and how this affects health care delivery in these provinces. Provincial medical and hospital plans are constrained by the Canada Health Act of 1984. For necessary medical and hospital services, the provinces and territories must adhere to the five principles of the Act in order to receive federal funding. However for other extended health care and health care-related services, there are federal contributions that are not constrained by these principles--although subject to reporting obligations. Another factor providing some flexibility in provincial Medicare plans is that necessary hospital and medical services are not enumerated in the Canada Health Act. This has allowed some "delisting" of services which is discussed in the case studies. In the provincial case studies, the authors examine how the federal/provincial dynamic in the delivery of health care services has worked out in the three provinces, with respect to similarities and differences regarding the involvement of the for-profit sector both within and outside the respective Medicare systems. They also examine how the fiscal setting has affected both political and economic sustainability pressures with respect to inclusion of private commercial initiatives in these three provincial settings. The authors note that these initiatives occur both within and external to Canadian provincial Medicare systems and that there is a need to see that such initiatives are held publicly accountability to meet equity and access goals. The study utilizes government documents, press reports and personal interviews to draw a picture of health delivery developments within the Canadian federal context. This study adds to the comparative health policy literature by applying a comparative approach to subnational provincial cases. It is also noteworthy to note that globally, many nations' health insurance plans incorporate a mixed public and private health delivery system, albeit that the mixes of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations will vary with respect to the ideological, political, cultural and historical characteristics of various nations. This is an important book for collections in Canadian studies, political science, and public health.
Directing Change And Changing Direction
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Author : Gail L. Siler-Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Directing Change And Changing Direction written by Gail L. Siler-Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Health planning categories.
Strained Mercy
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Author : Robert G. Evans
language : en
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Release Date : 1984
Strained Mercy written by Robert G. Evans and has been published by Butterworth-Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Canada categories.
Health and the use of health care. Risk, uncertainty, and the limits of insurability. The communitym interest in health care. Market fail- ure and the evolution of health care institutions: A historical pa- rable. Health care firms: Providers, practices, and people. Profes- sional practices: The not-only-for profit firms. Hospitals and relat- ed institutions: If not-for-profit then for what? Hospitals continued from teory to measurement. Health care for profit. Evaluating health care programs: Efficiency, effectiveness, and cost. Public invest- ment programs in prevention and research. Health manpower policy - leading the horses to water. Design or accident in health care policydato 900328 internt il
Canadian Health Policy In The News
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Author : Noralou Roos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Canadian Health Policy In The News written by Noralou Roos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Canadian Health Policy in the News is a compendium of the commentaries (or OpEds) published by the Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy (or EvidenceNetwork.ca) in major newspapers across the country since the birth of EvidenceNetwork.ca in April 2011 up to October 2012. It is a timely, balanced and non-partisan snapshot of what's new and controversial concerning our healthcare system and related social programs that affect health and well-being in our country - with evidence at the forefront. For the first time, we've collected this Creative Commons content together in an e-book format to make the information ever more widely available and accessible. The essays you'll find here, in both English and French, are organized by date published and according to eight loosely overlapping categories: Aging Population and Its Potential Impact addresses concerns over healthcare strains associated with our graying population. Is there a silver tsunami about to bankrupt our healthcare system? Would reforms in chronic healthcare delivery better accommodate this population? Will changes to pension benefits mean more of our seniors will live in poverty? Authors tackle these issues with evidence, and the answers may surprise many readers. Healthcare Costs and Spending addresses the increased costs for both out-of-pocket and public spending on health services in Canada. How are the numbers calculated (and spun by vested interests)? What's going on to cause these increases? And what can we do about it? Authors follow the money and give us the goods in accessible language. Private, For-Profit Solutions to Funding and Delivery deals with the public vs. private debate: loaded words in the Canadian context. There can (and already exists) public and private roles in both the funding and delivery of healthcare. What is the best balance for Canadians? Who pays and who should pay for healthcare? Who should deliver healthcare? Authors explore models and evidence from both inside the country and internationally to help forge the path forward. In More Care Is Not Always Better, authors tackle the question: 'What is the right amount of healthcare?' It's easy to assume that the real problem with the healthcare system is 'not enough,' but what does the evidence say? A growing number of studies show that more healthcare is not always better and the more expensive solutions are not always the best. In Health is More Than Healthcare, the authors sketch the relationship between various 'social determinants' of health, such as education, poverty and homelessness, and indicate that some of the most fruitful policy levers for improving public health lie outside of the domain of health services. In Patient Financing of Healthcare, the essays address direct patient financing of healthcare delivery. Would this result in a more efficient and cost-effective healthcare system? Would user fees, for example, prevent overuse and bring in needed revenue? Or would they negatively impact those who may need the health system the most? Sustainability includes OpEds which address whether Canadians can afford the level of healthcare we expect at a cost which is acceptable to the public; and whether we are at risk of losing our publicly funded health system from a financial perspective. Finally, in Waiting for Care, the authors assess wait times and access to care. How bad are wait times, really? And what will it cost to improve the situation? This book is available free-of-charge so that you can share it widely, in your classrooms, amongst your friends and colleagues, on your websites and via social media. Canadian health policy will always be emerging and unfolding, responding to changing environmental and economic factors, new technologies, publicly held values and differing political landscapes. Canadian Health Policy in the News captures a moment in time and presents the issues that concern Canadians most, grounding our national discourse and debate on healthcare in the best evidence.
Political Economic Sustainability And The Development Of Commercial Private Sector Involvement In The Canadian Federal Provincial Health Care Systems
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Author : Howard A. Palley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Political Economic Sustainability And The Development Of Commercial Private Sector Involvement In The Canadian Federal Provincial Health Care Systems written by Howard A. Palley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
Private for-profit activities in the health care sector in Canadian provinces have moderately shrunk the definition of "necessary medical and hospital services" that must be provided under conditions of public administration. "Necessary health care services" that include all necessary hospital services, physician services and surgical dental services must also be provided without copayments or user fees - or the provinces in violation would be subject to financial penalties by the federal government. (Also such extensions have occurred among other "extended" health care services such as diagnostic imaging and in-home as well as long-term care facility services not subject to the same restrictions.) A number of Canadian health policy analysts have contended that economic factors are not involved in decisions to reduce the notion of "necessary services" but rather that political sustainability is the driving factor in these decisions (Boychuk, 2004; Evans, 2004; Flood, Stabile & Tuohy, 2008). We maintain that the development of new technologies (Berenson & Abelson, 2008; Fleury, 2008), pharmaceutical innovations, competing (non-health) demands on the federal dollar and some factors related to an aging population, together create an environment where economic, as well as political sustainability drivers are leading to some peripheral erosion with regard to the basket of necessary medical and hospital services in Canada's provincial health care delivery systems (Yakabuski, 2004), as well as the extension of commercial enterprises in the extended care area. Our presentation will examine the distinct governmental, linguistic, religio/cultural background as well as the distinctive political process, political symbolism and ideologies, and political differences that exist in the three provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. After discussing these differences in some depth, we conclude that a combination of political and economic sustainability factors have led to increased growth of for-profit private enterprises at the margins of the Canadian provincial health systems and usually in a manner that integrates or relates these operations into the framework of Canada's public health insurance and the health care programs in the three provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. Furthermore, we conclude that essentially this growth is related to maintaining the public health insurance in Canada in an atmosphere of increasing financial demands on public revenues both within and outside of the arena of health care.
Communities In Action
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Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2017-04-27
Communities In Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-27 with Medical categories.
In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Health Care In Canada
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Author : Antonia Maioni
language : en
Publisher: Issues in Canada
Release Date : 2015
Health Care In Canada written by Antonia Maioni and has been published by Issues in Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Medical categories.
Health care expert Antonia Maioni condenses years of research into engaging accounts of key issues, including the financing of health care, the division of responsibilities between provinces and the federal government, and the federal government, and the founding tenets of Canada's health caresystem. She tells a fascinating account, weaving in explorations of Canada's political history, Medicare in the United States, and comparative examples from European systems.
Paradigm Freeze
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Author : Harvey Lazar
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Paradigm Freeze written by Harvey Lazar and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with Medical categories.
Why has health care reform proved a stumbling block for provincial governments across Canada? What efforts have been made to improve a struggling system, and how have they succeeded or failed? In Paradigm Freeze, experts in the field answer these fundamental questions by examining and comparing six essential policy issues - regionalization, needs-based funding, alternative payment plans, privatization, waiting lists, and prescription drug coverage - in five provinces. Noting hundreds of recommendations from dozens of reports commissioned by provincial governments over the last quarter century - the great majority to little or no avail - the book focuses on careful diagnosis, rather than unplanned treatment, of the problem. Paradigm Freeze is based on thirty case studies of policy reform in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. The contributors assess the nature and extent of healthcare reform in Canada since the beginning of the 1990s. They account for the generally limited extent of reform that has occurred, and identify the factors associated with the relatively few cases of large reform. An insightful new perspective on a problem that has plagued Canadian governments for decades, Paradigm Freeze is an important addition to the field of health policy. Contributors include John Church (University of Alberta), Michael Ducie (Alberta Health and Wellness), Pierre-Gerlier Forest (Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation), Stephen Tomblin (Memorial University), Jeff Braun Jackson (Ontario Professional Firefighters Association, Burlington, ON), Marie-Pascale Pomey (Université de Montréal), John N. Lavis (McMaster University), Harvey Lazar (Queen's University), Elisabeth Martin (Université Laval),Tom McIntosh (University of Regina), Dianna Pasic (McMaster University), Neale Smith (University of British Columbia), and Michael G. Wilson (McMaster University).
