Saskatchewan Government And The Canadian Medical System

coverage It was not until 1946 that the first Canadian province introduced near universal health coverage. Saskatchewan had long suffered a shortage of doctors, leading to the creation of municipal doctor programs in the early twentieth century in which a town would subsidize a doctor to practice there. Soon after, groups of communities joined to open union hospitals under a similar model. There had thus been a long history of government involvement in Saskatchewan health care, and a significant section

and Health Care System One man can save the lives of millions of people with one idea. An idea that separates Canada from any other country in the world. Tommy Douglas is the reason we have our health care system and without this man many Canadians would have lost their lives. Tommy Douglas revolutionized the Canadian health care system and without

Government more recently has thrown money at the problem. Believing that money can solve any problem. The ministry of health consulted with physicians and health care stakeholders to create initiates to help attract more physicians to Saskatchewan (“Physician Recruitment,”2010). The government signed new contracts with emergency rooms doctors in hope that higher salaries will help recruit more physicians (“Saskatchewan ER,” 2013). The expected salaries range from about 300,000 to 400,0000 yearly

events that changed Canadian history and how Canadians themselves viewed their country as a whole. Through the acceptance of a new flag, hosting Expo 67 on Canada’s centennial, and the fulfillment of universal health care, the 1960’s was a decade that brought tremendous unity and national pride to Canadians. Canadians of all nationalities were able to be

tension in Canada and the United States alike. In no other element is this tension more apparent than in the group of complex markets we call the health care system.      Canadians have been fortunate enough to receive a universal health care system for nearly forty years. This is a single-payer system funded by the governments, both provincial and federal, but at what costs? Is health care not unlike any other commodity, or is it the privilege of every citizen? Health care has

universal healthcare system, celebrating cultural diversity of the people and the

those with private or socialized healthcare systems. In Canada, for example, the federal and provincial governments are struggling to meet their responsibility of providing necessary medical services to the citizens. This, as a result, has created various business opportunities in the country. In the following, based on the marketing plan developed for SaskTel’s LifeStat, it was concluded that SaskTel should first focus on the niche market in Saskatchewan, the Province where the company is based. Due

care system called Medicare, which is a universal coverage, single payer plan for all Canadians and legal residents. This health insurance pays up to 70% of all medicals costs excluding dental, eye care and medications, which is covered by private sectors. The current health care policy is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act 1984. Approximately 99% of physicians’ service costs and 90% of hospital care are covered by publicly funded program. Historically, Canada’s health system was dated

PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF POVERTY IN SASKATCHEWAN Literally, poverty is a condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor1. It is a multi-faceted issue that include problems regarding income, cost-of-living, health and social cohesion1. Poverty affects multiple group of persons in the society and no one is immune to its consequences. Overtime, there has been a strong association between poverty and many health conditions such as chronic diseases (diabetes

and Germany have developed systems that are much more comprehensive and much cheaper compared to the United States. However, American exceptionalism, the reluctance to think that we can learn from other nations, has impeded our ability to learn from