Canada: Health Care System Overview and SWOT Analysis
Keywords:
Canadian health care, Medicare, universal health coverage, single payer, SWOT analysis
Abstract
This is the fourth article of the International Health Care Systems series. The first part of the article provides an overview of the Canadian health care system, including its historical evolution, health financing, service delivery, and aspects like equity, cost-control, and health technology. The second part analyses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for the Canadian health care system.
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3. Starfield B. Reinventing primary care: lessons from Canada for the United States. Health Aff. 2010;29(5):1030-6.
4. Bodenheimer TS, Grumbach K. Health care in four nations. Understanding health policy: a clinical approach. 5th ed. United States of America: McGraw-Hill; 2008. p. 163-80.
5. Ridic G, Gleason S, Ridic O. Comparisons of health care systems in the United States, Germany and Canada. Materia Socio Medica. 2012;24(2):112-20.
6. Folland S, Goodman AC, Stano M. Comparative health care systems. The economics of health and health care. 7th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall; 2012. p. 466-91.
7. OECD Data [Internet]. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) units. [Cited 2020 Oct 11]. Available from: https://data. oecd.org/healtheqt/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-units. htm#indicator-chart
8. OECD Data [Internet]. Computed tomography (CT) scanners. [Cited 2020 Oct 11]. Available from: https://data.oecd. org/healtheqt/computed-tomography-ct-scanners.htm
9. Valle VM. An assessment of Canada’s healthcare system weighing achievements and challenges. Norteamérica, Revista Académica Del CISAN-UNAM. 2016 Dec 20;11(2):193-220.
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Published
2020-12-24
How to Cite
Dr. Soham D. Bhaduri. (2020). Canada: Health Care System Overview and SWOT Analysis. The Indian Practitioner, 73(12), 45-47. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/1101
Section
International Health Care Systems
