![]() “In one sense, what Americans can learn from Canadians is nothing, because we don’t share the same views of society as they do,” says Mark Pauly, Wharton professor of health care management. “In one sense, what Americans can learn from Canadians is nothing, because we don’t share the same views of society as they do.” –Mark Paulyĭoes that mean Americans have much to learn from Canada? Not necessarily. And maybe most of your problems occur when you’re on Medicare, so our private health care system doesn’t have a lot of incentive to keep you healthy when you’re over 65, because they’re not on the hook for it.” And there’s a private health care system that funds you when you are under 65, and when you’re over 65, you get funded by Medicare. Some health gets lost with the transfer from one provider to the next. You have to go from one system to another when you go from one provider to another. system so much more expensive? As Dan Polsky, executive director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, notes, “We have this discombobulated, fragmented system that leads us to have very high administrative costs, and everything is disconnected. at a time when the American public remains deeply divided about whether to replace and/or reform the Affordable Care Act? What, if anything, can American policy makers and the public learn from Canada’s success? Can some aspects of the Canadian system be applied to the U.S. on two commonly cited health outcome measures - infant mortality and life expectancy. For all that, Canada scored better than the U.S. which was the highest percentage of any nation in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Yet last year, Canada spent far less of its GDP on health care than did the U.S. In Canada, coverage is not tied to your job or dependent on your income rich and poor are in the same system, and enjoy equal access. Canada provides universal access to health care for its citizens, while nearly one in five non-elderly Americans is uninsured. Much of the appeal of the Canadian system comes from the fact that it seems to do more for less. health care system is widespread among Americans, Canada’s health care system enjoys high levels of satisfaction among its own population. has a multi-payer, heavily private system. Canada’s single-payer system is mostly publicly funded, while the U.S. ![]() health care, the Canadian system of universal health care has long been viewed as an alternative, superior model for the U.S. Get It Done: Two Techniques to Fast-track Your Goals February 28, 2022įor many critics of U.S.Don’t Disappear in the Hybrid Workplace April 19, 2022.Motivator in Chief: Getting the Most from Your Team May 17, 2022.Succeeding with Hybrid Work: Focus on Five Cs June 22, 2022.Meet the Authors: Wharton’s Jonah Berger on How to Change Anyone’s Mind March 19, 2021.Meet the Authors: Wharton’s Katy Milkman on How to Change May 14, 2021.Meet the Authors: Mauro Guillén on How Businesses Succeed in a Global Marketplace June 21, 2021.Meet the Authors: Wharton’s Peter Cappelli on The Future of the Office November 4, 2021.Protecting Your Mental Health at Work August 24, 2021.How Social Class Affects the Career Ladder October 29, 2021.How Data Analytics Can Help Advance DEI January 18, 2022.Action, not Words: Creating Gender and Racial Equity at Work July 11, 2022.Great Question: Kevin Werbach on Cryptocurrency and Fintech July 21, 2021.Great Question: Dean Erika James on Crisis Management August 16, 2021.Great Question: Wendy De La Rosa on Personal Finance October 15, 2021.Great Question: Witold Henisz on ESG Initiatives November 17, 2021.How One Firm Has Baked Purpose into Its Business Model February 14, 2022.Investing with Impact: Becoming a ‘Responsible Steward’ March 22, 2022.Making the Business Case for ESG May 3, 2022.How Companies and Capital Can Be Forces for Good June 21, 2022.How the Dialogue on Diversity Is Reshaping Business December 7, 2020.Tackling the Climate Crisis: Can Business Lead the Way? October 25, 2021. ![]()
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