Single-payer health care

important topics of the day: health care. Health care impacts each one of us directly or indirectly. Health care has been a topic of conversation since WWII. Initially, health care was a privilege and not a right. There was a cost for this privilege and it came in the form of a premium or monthly payment. Today, we can thank the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for what was once a privilege is now a basic human right for all people. The ACA is paving the way for health care coverage regardless…

run. The foundation of Canada’s healthcare system originated from Tommy Douglas’ hospital insurance plan and was set up in Saskatchewan in 1947. Later the Canadian government had copied his idea and had spread it across Canada. Then Tommy created a health insurance plan in Saskatchewan in 1962, which was also copied by the Canadian government and spread across Canada. Over time Tommy Douglas’ idea that had been copied and put in action across Canada has evolved over time…

Can’t Breathe, Racism, and Public Health in Chicago addresses the health care disparities American face. According to the National Institutes of Health, healthcare disparities is defined as “the differences in access to or availability of healthcare facilities and services…This inequity results in the variation in rates of disease and occurrence and disabilities between socioeconomic and/or geographically defined populations” (HSRIC). The Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and…

few developed countries who do not have universal health care, leaving nearly 33 million people without any health insurance. People who oppose the right to health care for everybody may argue that it is taking and extracting from another person and that it is an individual’s responsibility to get health insurance. Everybody should have the right to health care because it is a human right that could improve public health and lower the cost of care in the United States. Also, everybody should…

ambulatory care service. Compared to hospitals, these clinics are usually much more convenient to use and less expensive than an inpatient hospitalization. The main feature of ambulatory services is that, patients do not stay overnight in these facilities. Ambulatory care is emerging to be the fastest growing segment of the health care market. There are many types and these included; Physician services, hospital outpatient, emergency outpatient, community health centers, department of health and…

Taiwan: Finding a Way to Health Less than a quarter century ago, Taiwan was barely keeping the pieces of a patchwork health care system together. The expensive, multi-payer system left out 41%1 of its population while its economy was growing and rising to the levels of the top developed countries in the world. As the disparity between the insured and uninsured expanded, the call for social justice was heard. Uncertain of the right path to take, the government looked to Dr. Hsiao, a Chinese…

to her brain. Before this I was well insured as a single person through my employer. While I knew families paid a little more for coverage then a single person I thought my little bubble of understanding was the status quo for everyone. Until then I really had…

Abortion in the ACA: A Treacherous Deal With an effortless stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law on March 23rd, 2010. Yet the deal-making process leading to the ACA’s passage was anything but quick and simple. The road to success involved overcoming interest group opposition, ensuring that the reform satisfied fiscal conservatives in the Democratic Party, and tailoring the bill within the narrow constraints of the budget…

influence the health care policies of that country. For example, people of developing countries lack proper healthcare facilities. Moreover, having an adequate health care is a luxury for many parts of the world. Labor force and productivity are also dependent on the health of their workers. Each country has its own sets of rules and regulations which are called the health care policy. These policies are made to assist the operation and improve the shape of health delivery. Health care…

Most Canadians have come to think very highly of their universal health-care system since it was established nationwide almost 50 years ago. But for all its benefits, it doesn’t cover every health-related cost: medications outside hospital, for example, are exempt. Why? The commonly cited reason is that they would be too costly to include. But a study involving U of T researchers suggests a nationwide “pharma care” program could save Canadians billions of dollars, without costing governments…