Canadas Universal System Of Public Health Insurance

Wayne Thidodeau, of the Guardian press, reported that a 29- year old woman, nine weeks pregnant lost her baby at County Hospital in Summerside after waiting more than three hours in the emergency room (the Guardian reports 2010). The article further states that Christine Handrahan was rushed to the hospital because of her excessive bleeding. After more than three hours of extensive wait and lack of attention Christine Handrahan lost her first baby. Since 1937 universal health care has being accorded to legal residents of Canada. This universal health care system founded by Tommy Douglas with the aid of some organizations such as Canada health act. According to Mary Wiktorowicz, Canada has a universal system of public health insurance, in†¦show more content†¦History Tommy Douglas also known as the father of Medicare introduced the existence of universal health care in 1947. This care is set out to help improve health and standard of living making the government responsible for setting rules for Canada health act. Along side with other organization such as Canada Health Act, universal health still exists in Canada till date. Mary Wiktorowicz stated there were oppositions such as Canadian Medical Association, tried to block the medical care act I 1957.(Raphael,Bryant,Rioux, 2006 p. 247). Despite the fact that universal health care system is meant to make things better, the long waits, low budget and shortage of health workers are all the same topics that trigger interests in the face of health maintenance. Issues Despite the accessibility Canadians have to universal health, there are many causes of long waits, shortage of health workers and low budget. Wait time has increased because of the lack of follow up; the government owns the health care services so less supervision is assigned to services. According to Cbc report Canadians wait longer in hospital emergency departments than people in other countries with publicly funded health-care systems (Cbc 2014). In relation to long wait times, shortage of health workers is another big issue Canadians face.