Health policy

Health policy Chapter 7, pg.177-202 The chapter begins with describing Canada's health-care system as a jumble of confusion that sometimes contains conflict elements and practice. For example doctors work on a fee-for service base and are similar to business persons however business owners differ as they are not paid directly by those whom they provide service nor can they can determine what they can charge. Doctors get the benefit from the provincial government as they are reimbursed for the bills they submit. Health- care system is embraced in Canada and is part of the public system, as critics refer the public health-care system as "socialized medicine". Only one-third of the total health-care expenditure falls outside the public sector. Those expenditures that are not covered by the public sector are most prescription drugs, dental services, vision correction and most physiotherapy. Those with insurance health-care plan either have it with private plan such as their employers and those who do not have the plan pay on their own. Health care is a provincial jurisdiction and indeed Ottawa the federal Government plays a significant role in providing expenditure and setting some of the rules, delivering some services to groups for example, such as aboriginal community living on reserves and those in the military. One of the losses that Canada suffers from is the loss of doctors , nurses to the U.S however to substitute the losses Canada welcomed trained physicians from other countries. The Canadian population often complain about the health-care system yet the majority claim to be satisfied with their personal experiences with the treatment they received. Health spending is the single most spending of the provincial government expenditure. In the 1970's the expenditure spending was one-quarter now its 40 percent today. Some of the issues raised in Canadian politics are the long waiting periods for elective surgery procedures ,overcrowded emergency