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| Canada in the 21st Century: Health Care
PAGE DEVELOPED BY: Deneene Ricketts |
| Summary Canada's health care system is a group of socialized health insurance plans that provides coverage to all Canadian citizens. It is publicly funded and administered on a provincial or territorial basis, within guidelines set by the federal government. By using the health care system, individual citizens are provided with care from primary physicians and access to hospitals , dental surgery and additional medical services. With a few exceptions, all citizens qualify for health coverage regardless of medical history, personal income, or standard of living. Recently there has been some controversy over the efficiency of the current system to develop procedures in a timely fashion. Also the thought of the United States adopting our idea worries some others. There are other reasons why there is some debate about the health care system: Federal involvement in Canada, Private health care, The shortage of doctors and nurses in Canada.
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Related
Articles / Links: Article #1: Public vs. Private health care Article #2: Environmental Factors should be linked to health care Article #3: McGuinty Government Continues to Reduce Health Care Wait Times Article #4: In depth- Introduction to Health Care
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5. What kind of health care does America have?
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