The Undermining of the Canada Health Act The Undermining of the Canada Health Act McIntyreA paper submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements forHSC 401 Health Care AdministrationBaker CollegeNovember 9, 2000This paper is an overview of the Canadian Health Care system, and the Canadian Health Care Act. Below I discuss topics that are concerns for people under this system, which include the following: The Evolution of Canadian Health Care Universality and Accessibility vs. Choice Decreasing Cost vs. Non-Profit Efficiency and Quality Implications for Nursing Practices The Future of Canadian Health CareThis paper will also point out strengths and weaknesses in the Canadian Health Care system. With covering the above topics It is my intention for the reader to have an understanding of how the Canadian Health Care System functions, and what can happen in the near future. In the past, Canada’s government-funded, universally accessible, health care system has been praised and admired both at home and abroad as one of the finest in the world. A great source of pride and comfort for many Canadians is that it is based on five fundamental principles. Principles that are a reflection of the values held by Canadian citizens since the formation of Medicare in 1966. These principles were reinforced in the Canada Health Act, (CHA), of 1984 according to Gordon, Mintz and Chen (1998), state that “the Canadian system is universal, accessible, portable, comprehensive and non-profit.” With increasing concerns of debts and deficits, Canada’s publicly funded health care system has recently become the target of fiscal attack. Efforts to reform and restructure the system have produced few results. Currently, some Government officials throughout the country are looking towards a more radical approach. An approach that would see not on...
