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A 6 page paper which examines controversial political issue of privatizing Canadian healthcare by examining arguments in favor of and opposing it, then offering either support for the argument or more plausible alternatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGcapriv.rtf
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"the transfer of assets or service delivery from the government to the private sector... [and also includes a wide range of public-private partnerships" (Privatization, 2006). Since the 1990s, reforming
the healthcare system has steadfastly remained "the most contentious policy issue in Canada" (Forget, 2002, p. 359). But with healthcare spending exceeding $100 billion per year, with costs comprising
close to half of some provincial budgets, radical changes are obviously needed and time is of the essence (Forget, 2002). In order to gain a greater understanding as to why
privatizing medical care is such a hotly contested issue in Canada, it is important to consider the system itself, its structure and ideology. Canadian Medicare has typically paid for
most hospital and physician care (Wynne and Armstrong, 2003). Healthcare has been publicly insured even if not completely provided by the public (Forget, 2002). Most physicians offer services
on a "fee-for-service basis," with the rates set through negotiations between the provincial governments and medical associations (Forget, 2002, p. 359). As with the division between the U.S. federal
and state governments, healthcare has historically fallen under the jurisdiction of the provinces (Forget, 2002). However, a crucial difference is that, in accordance with the Canada Health Act (1984),
the federal government shares in the costs if provinces adhere to the following principles: * Public administration: the administration of the health care insurance plan of a province or territory
must be carried out on a non-profit basis by a public authority; * Comprehensiveness: all medically necessary services provided by hospitals and doctors must be insured; * Universality:
all persons in the province or territory must be entitled to public health insurance coverage on uniform terms and conditions; * Portability: coverage for insured services must be maintained
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