Book Choice
I chose to read and analyze the book Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians to gain insight to the improvements that can be made upon Canada’s praised healthcare system. While it is a blessing to have free healthcare in Canada, free certainly does not always mean better. Any Canadian who has waited for hours in an emergency room can attest to this fact.
With the recent events in the United States, there has been a lot of conversation regarding their healthcare system, or lack thereof. Due to the neighbouring relationship of the United States and Canada, there are often comparisons regarding differing policies in the countries. Many Americans praise the Canadian healthcare system, while many Canadians …show more content…
I have waited for three hours in an emergency room when I broke my arm, have paid hundreds out of pocket for prescription medications, and have currently been waiting for five months for an appointment with a dermatologist after receiving a referral from my general practitioner. I often feel as though I would rather pay into private health insurance than be covered under The Canada Health Act. I hope that this book will analyze the differences between private health insurance and federally funded health care, as well as consider the benefits of each.
The author of this book is an experienced doctor who has first hand witnessed the faulty elements of Canada’s healthcare system. Although she is a doctor, she does not present a bias in favour of the health care system. Being able to hear ideas from a doctor’s point of view rather than just a fellow user of the healthcare system will be an informative and interesting …show more content…
In my book, the author discusses how every Canadian having access to a family doctor would improve Canada’s healthcare system. Despite the author saying every “Canadian,” I think that this really applies to refugees as well as permanent residents and all people legally residing in Canada. Without access to a family doctor, medical issues may go ignored and undiagnosed. This can lead to further illness and infection. These progressing medical issues will eventually place a burden on the healthcare system because of more serious medical interventions that will need to be taken to treat conditions that could have been prevented. Providing health care to all is one of the first steps in improving Canada’s healthcare system and securing everyone’s
I chose to read and analyze the book Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians to gain insight to the improvements that can be made upon Canada’s praised healthcare system. While it is a blessing to have free healthcare in Canada, free certainly does not always mean better. Any Canadian who has waited for hours in an emergency room can attest to this fact.
With the recent events in the United States, there has been a lot of conversation regarding their healthcare system, or lack thereof. Due to the neighbouring relationship of the United States and Canada, there are often comparisons regarding differing policies in the countries. Many Americans praise the Canadian healthcare system, while many Canadians …show more content…
I have waited for three hours in an emergency room when I broke my arm, have paid hundreds out of pocket for prescription medications, and have currently been waiting for five months for an appointment with a dermatologist after receiving a referral from my general practitioner. I often feel as though I would rather pay into private health insurance than be covered under The Canada Health Act. I hope that this book will analyze the differences between private health insurance and federally funded health care, as well as consider the benefits of each.
The author of this book is an experienced doctor who has first hand witnessed the faulty elements of Canada’s healthcare system. Although she is a doctor, she does not present a bias in favour of the health care system. Being able to hear ideas from a doctor’s point of view rather than just a fellow user of the healthcare system will be an informative and interesting …show more content…
In my book, the author discusses how every Canadian having access to a family doctor would improve Canada’s healthcare system. Despite the author saying every “Canadian,” I think that this really applies to refugees as well as permanent residents and all people legally residing in Canada. Without access to a family doctor, medical issues may go ignored and undiagnosed. This can lead to further illness and infection. These progressing medical issues will eventually place a burden on the healthcare system because of more serious medical interventions that will need to be taken to treat conditions that could have been prevented. Providing health care to all is one of the first steps in improving Canada’s healthcare system and securing everyone’s