Innovations in Medicare

Advocating for Medicare does not mean that Canadian Doctors for Medicare supports the status quo in healthcare.

We support the principles underlying Medicare because the evidence shows that publicly-funded systems deliver more effective care in a more economical and equitable manner than the alternatives. In Canada, Medicare has been a boon for patients, businesses and doctors alike.

Nevertheless, Medicare requires intensive, continuous improvement to best serve the needs of Canadians today and in the future.

The good news is that across Canada, there are dozens of innovative projects that are improving access, quality and cost-effectiveness while maintaining or even improving equity. Expanding these projects and continuing to innovate within Medicare represents the best future for the Canadian health care system.

  1. Emerging data show shorter waits for joint replacement and cataract surgery - Read

  2. Innovations in Community Care - Read

  3. A synopsis of recent success stories - Read

  4. "Why Wait?, Public Solutions to Cure Surgical Waitlists" - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' report on medicare success stories - Read

  5. Stories of Health Care Renewal - Read

  6. Innovative Solutions that Improve the "Order" and "Speed" in which Patients Access Care - Read

  7. Cost effectiveness and outcomes of a nurse practitioner-paramedic - family physician model of care: the Long and Brier Islands study - Read

  8. Alberta Bone and Joint Institute's Hip and Knee Replacement Project

    • To read our excerpted summary of the Hip and Knee Replacement Pilot Project Report, Click HERE

    • To Read the complete Alberta Bone and Joint Institute reports, visit their web site at http://www.albertaboneandjoint.com/
















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The fact that private payment is associated with a transfer of the financing burden from higher to lower income groups is clearly demonstrated by the experiences of the United States and countries of the European community (van Doorslaer et al., Wagstaff et al., Journal of Health Economics, Jun.1999).

Source: Health Care in Canada: Organization, Financing, and Access;

Evans and Barer, 2001.

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