Health policies have played significant roles in attaining good achievements in population health improvement. This paper chronologically reviews and analyzes health-rehted parliamentary actions and law enactments in ...Health policies have played significant roles in attaining good achievements in population health improvement. This paper chronologically reviews and analyzes health-rehted parliamentary actions and law enactments in Canada. It indicates that the salient feature of the Canadian health system is that it is pubhcly financed with a single-payer, but privately run. The Canadian health system is based upon five founding principles： care must be universal （covering everyone）, portable （ among all provinces）, comprehensive （ covering all medically necessary services ）, accessible （without barriers to access hke user fees ）, and pubhdy administered（ by the government）. This paper pays special attention to what and how China can learn from Canada and what should be avoided against failures of Canadian health system, and how it might provide a new health policy base for China＇s current health reform.展开更多
文摘Health policies have played significant roles in attaining good achievements in population health improvement. This paper chronologically reviews and analyzes health-rehted parliamentary actions and law enactments in Canada. It indicates that the salient feature of the Canadian health system is that it is pubhcly financed with a single-payer, but privately run. The Canadian health system is based upon five founding principles： care must be universal （covering everyone）, portable （ among all provinces）, comprehensive （ covering all medically necessary services ）, accessible （without barriers to access hke user fees ）, and pubhdy administered（ by the government）. This paper pays special attention to what and how China can learn from Canada and what should be avoided against failures of Canadian health system, and how it might provide a new health policy base for China＇s current health reform.
