The Value Of Health Care

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Health care is an effort made by the government to cover well-being of their citizens. Canada and United States have take this decision to provide health care to improve well being of their citizens. In my opinion the economic system about health care in United States provide by the government is the specific point that we can improve to contribute to well-being of Americans. As result, my research on United States and Canada policies on health care and economic system, I could argue that Canada 's programs provide better health care to protect life of their citizens. First, United States of America has a economic system based on single payer. The single payer with an definition such as Government pays bill for health care where a …show more content…
Americans need some nurse and doctors to take care about their citizens. Also, problem of inequality between race is a problem into the scene of healthcare. In fact, we can notice that white receive more care than white and immigrants are more healthy than citizens.(NESRI). As I conducted my research, In my opinion that the government could find some solutions such as Saving Account for anticipated HC events, High deductible insurance policy for unanticipated HC events, improves insurance portability, eliminates redundant health care provision for households and potentially raises wages Canada 's government in other hand has a single system party mostly publicly-funded system (National bureau of economic research) .This system provide more than less like in United States. Also, the economy plays a big role on health care. Additionally, According to Canadian Health care ' 'Health care expenditures in Canada topped $100 billion in 2001,Approximately 9.5% of Canada 's gross domestic product is spent on health care. In comparison, the United States spends close to 14% of its GDP on health care ' '. They continue their illustration through some statistics about the impact of economic on healthcare ' 'Individually, Canadians spend about $3300 per capita on health care. At a provincial level, funding is between one-third and one-half of what provinces spend on social programs ' '(Canadian Health). Then, Canada develop a specific act to acquire well-being to their citizens. According to the Canadian Health Care ' 'The Canada Health Act is federal legislation that puts in place conditions by which individual provinces and territories

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