By Trudy Lieberman AMC, assurance-maladie, budget, Canada, coût de la santé, dépense, États-Unis, médecine, santé au Canada, Système de santé
Les défis qu’ont en commun les systèmes de soins de santé canadien et américain Une version de ce commentaire est parue dans Le Huffington Post Québec Sur les plans historique et pratique, le Canada et les États-Unis ont instauré une médecine avec rémunération à l’acte, dans le cadre de laquelle le pouvoir de contrôler les prix […]
By Trudy Lieberman Affordable care act, Canada, États-Unis, Hunffington Post Québec, Obamacare, protection universelle, santé, Système de santé
Une chose sur laquelle les Américains et les Canadiens s’entendent est que les uns ne veulent pas du système de santé des autres, et vice versa. En vérité, la majorité des Américains ne savent pas comment fonctionne le système de santé du Canada et les Canadiens connaissent mal le système de santé américain.
By Martin Offringa and Terry P. Klassen Canada, effets négatifs de médicaments, enfants, médicaments, produits thérapeutiques
La mise au point de nouvelles thérapies aura permis à notre système de santé de faire d’énormes progrès : en témoignent l’insuline pour contrôler le diabète, les antibiotiques pour lutter contre les infections, la chimiothérapie contre le cancer. Toutefois, ces traitements peuvent aussi provoquer des effets nocifs, voire la mort, si bien qu’il faut en soupeser les avantages et les risques.
By Verena Menec Canada, home care, nursing home, seniors, Winnipeg Free Press
How many nursing beds are needed in Canada to care for frail, elderly people with high care needs? That’s a question that policy makers across the country are grappling with, given the aging population and especially the rapidly growing number of very elderly people over the age of 85.
By Livio Di Matteo Accord sur la santé de 2004, Canada, Commission Romanow, Coûts et dépenses reliés aux soins, Dépenses en santé, dépenses réelles par habitant en santé, financement, soins de santé
Le rythme des dépenses dans le système de soins de santé public du Canada semble s’être ralenti, ce qui laisse entrevoir la possibilité, finalement, d’un infléchissement de la courbe des coûts en santé et d’une transformation réussie du système.
By Michel Grignon Canada, equity, Funding models, health care, Health care costs, health regions, regional health authorities
When a health care system cannot make the best use of resources at its disposal, consequences can be dire, and such is the case with the Canadian health system. A recent study from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) found that between 12,600 and 24,500 deaths could be prevented each year in Canada if our health system were perfectly efficient
By Alex Peden Canada, co-payments, deductible, Financing healthcare, health, health care, health insurance, private funding of helathcare, public health care, user fees
The most basic way of categorizing healthcare financing is to separate public and private healthcare costs. Public financing includes expenditures from any level of government (financed through taxation) as well as social insurance funds (these are much more widespread in European health care systems, although Workers’ Compensation Boards would be included here).
By Canada, copayments, cost of drugs, costs of pharmaceuticals, drug price, generic drugs, Health Canada, Health care costs and spending, insurance coverage, Pharmaceutical advertising, Pharmaceutical policy, prescription drugs
Pharmaceutical costs have been rising dramatically over the past three decades, both in real terms and as a component of health care spending. In 2012, Canadians spent $947 per capita a year on pharmaceuticals, up from $147 per capita in 1985.
By Banaz Al-khalidi activity levels, BMI, body composition, Canada, Childhood obesity, Chronic disease, eating habits, Edmonton Obesity Staging System, Obesity, obesity epidemic, Obesity prevention, obesity trends, physical activity, waist circumference, weight in children
The prevalence of obesity in Canada has substantially increased over the past 30 years. More than one in four Canadian adults have obesity and childhood obesity has tripled during the same time period. The obesity epidemic is one of the biggest health challenges facing Canadians today.
By Victoria Jeffries addiction, anxiety disorder, Canada, dementia, dépression, Mental Health Commission of Canada, mental illness, prévention, schizophrenia, treatments
Mental illness and addictions take a toll that can be measured in human costs, healthcare costs and costs to society. Approximately one in five Canadians experience a mental illness or addiction each year and 50% will experience one in their lifetime.