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Canada health care

Patchwork Solutions won’t Fix Fraying Health System 

on July 4th, 2023 by The Afro News

The severe pressures on our health-care system have renewed interest in revitalizing it.  While bold thinking is needed, we must guard against unintended consequences.  Among the proposed solutions is something called “pan-Canadian licensure,” which would allow a licensed physician to work in every province and territory in the country.  Currently, physicians are regulated and overseen

Filed under: Business, Canadian News, Health & Home, Opinion/Comment, Point of View Tagged as: Canada health care

Canada’s Free Ride on U.S. Drug Development May End Soon

on December 10th, 2018 by The Afro News

A shift in U.S. drug pricing could cut pharmaceutical profits, meaning less money for research and development In October, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump outlined a plan that, if implemented, would substantially lower the amount the U.S. government will pay drug-makers for certain pharmaceuticals covered by its Medicare plan. Though limited in scope,

Filed under: Business, Business, Health & Home, Point of View Tagged as: A shift in U.S. drug pricing could cut pharmaceutical profits, Canada health care, Health Canada uses a reference-pricing system to establish maximum prices that drug manufacturers, less money for research and development

Canada’s Health-Care System Fails to Account for Senior Migration

on November 24th, 2017 by The Afro News

Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes in one province and then consume most of their health care in another The recent meeting of G7 health ministers should provide a wake-up call for policy-makers about Canada’s ailing health-care system. Compared to many of our G7 counterparts, Canada’s system is fraught with problems, including comparatively high costs and

Filed under: Health & Home, Point of View Tagged as: Canada health care, Canada’s Health-Care System, Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes

Waiting For Emergency Care – How Long is Too Long?

on April 16th, 2017 by The Afro News

New study sheds light on an old problem in Canada’s hospitals and suggests that strategies to shorten wait times should be considered Canada’s emergency departments are very busy. Every year, Canadians make about 16 million visits to emergency rooms and more than one million Canadians are admitted to hospital through emergency departments. Given how complex

Filed under: Health & Home, Health and Fitness, Point of View Tagged as: Canada health care, health care, problem in Canada hospitals, Waiting For Emergency Care

Canada’s Health-Care Wait Times Worst In Developed World

on March 6th, 2017 by The Afro News

To retain the promise of universal health care that Canadians cherish, we must change the way we attempt to deliver it Whether you ask physicians or patients, the answer is the same – Canada is failing to provide timely access to medical care. The U.S.-based Commonwealth Fund, in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Health

Filed under: Canadian News, Health & Home, The Bridge Tagged as: Canada health care, Canadian patients, universal care, universal health care

Wait Times Continue to Drag Health Care Outcomes Down

on August 28th, 2015 by The Afro News

It will take political courage to improve Canada’s health care system I spent my life teaching actuarial science at a university. As a result, I calculated lots of numbers: averages, expected values, variances. But, they were only numbers. What I didn’t see was the individual human story behind each calculation. But now that I am

Filed under: Health & Home Tagged as: Canada health care, doctor, hospital, political courage, Robert Brown

Electronic health care a direct shot in arm for the economy

on October 19th, 2012 by The Afro News

When assessments are made of Canada’s health care system, they often focus on the quality of treatment, cost per patient and outcomes. While such criteria are vitally important to consider, one other critical factor needs to be added to the equation – the potential economic benefits of adopting best practices used in other jurisdictions.

Filed under: Opinion/Comment Tagged as: Canada health care, economy, health care

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