Canada's universal free health care system is regarded as the world's best health care in the world. After adding health insurance citizens and permanent residents holding a "health card" (a health card with photo), see a doctor, clinic, laboratory, perspective, surgery, hospitalization can enjoy the free service. However, this system enough to make Canadians proud in recent years has suffered a serious challenge, one of the most headache problem for the people is waiting too long doctors.
Of coverage is not
Generally, Canadians do not exist the question of coverage. Plus the federal government in 1984 promulgated the "Canada Health Act," the first time the legal content of the health care system, functions and responsibilities of federal and local governments and rights, made a clear definition. Bill provides that the federal government responsible for health care legislation, policy formulation and monitoring and the provision of macro-guidance, and health care services by provincial daily, the district responsible for a cost to the federal and provincial, district share, a year from the federal government State tax revenue directly to the provinces, districts allocate some funds, mainly for basic hospital expenses.
Canada's universal health care bill established five guiding principles. In addition to universal access, easy to enjoy but also including service a wide range of principles that covers routine medical services, first aid, public health, pregnancy, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, mental illness, and death; no boundaries in the domain of the principle that health Cards can be used in Canada; public management, that the federal government responsible for funding and supervision of all local services, in order to maintain uniform standards across the country. No matter which province, district, and if in violation of any of the above five principles, will be punished by the federal government cut funding.
In insurance coverage, eligibility and procedures, so the insured, plus provincial and district health insurance coverage due to rounding. In some provinces, the district medical and health program is free to join, some will have to pay a certain premium, how much depending on the applicant (family) economic circumstances, financial difficulties may apply for premium subsidy. Although slightly different specific requirements, provincial and district health care system to protect every citizen can enjoy the most basic medical insurance, including medical consultation, hospitalization, laboratory tests and other services. Not insured include single or double rooms above the general wards of hospitals and other service charges, telephone charges, private nursing care, discharge home with prescription drugs, cosmetic surgery, acupuncture, psychological testing, unorthodox medical services and dental services.
To address the elderly, needy families, those who apply for benefits such as problems with medications, the provinces also set up their own "drug insurance plan." In addition, the Canadian government also encouraged the company or organization to participate in collective welfare in the form of medical insurance system. For a free national health insurance can not cover medical services, you need to select the non-government-provided health insurance.
Afford to wait too much
Canada's universal health care as one of the most important social benefits for the country's economic development and social stability have made important contributions. However, this system is not perfect. Since the 90s of last century, a number of structural defects are increasingly apparent. Main problems: soaring medical expenses, provincial and district medical expenses of 10% average annual rate of increase is even higher; medical equipment behind, some hospitals X-ray machine, nuclear magnetic resonance equipment remains at a 20 years ago level; supply and demand contradiction, Canadian doctors waiting a long time alarming the patient complained, even brought the government to court.
Canadians see a doctor first to find their own family doctors, family doctors bag look at all diseases, see the first line 1 hour, 5 minutes you see them 30 dollars to the Government, so they take your time, do not read it several times strange. After the initial diagnosis of family physicians feel the need then the patient transferred to a specialist, not family doctors, specialists refused to see a doctor. The so-called waiting time for doctors, family doctors is read to accept the waiting time between specialist treatment. According to Canada's Fraser Institute report in 2008, Canadian doctors nationwide average waiting time was 18.3 weeks, to be a CT, B ultrasonic examination of the national average waiting time was 4.8 weeks. Even a blood test, an X-ray film, they often have to wait two weeks for the results. I have two with less than 1 year old daughter to see the emergency, the wait time is 8 hours. Toronto is now trying to shorten the waiting time for acute heart disease to 30 minutes, because the person dies, the Hou consulting room. Earlier this year, the United States Barack Obama health care reform bill to start the great debate society as a whole, the opponents of Zeng Yi, a popular time of waiting too long for victims of Medicine woman's personal experience in Canada to shoot a video ad, stressing " Do not change the Canadian way! "
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