socialized medicine in canada: a personal perspective
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Socialized Medicine in Canada: A Personal Perspective. Barbara Schneiderman. Population Comparisons. 33.4 million. 37 million. 307.2 million. Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Socialized Medicine in Canada: A Personal Perspective
Barbara Schneiderman
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Population Comparisons
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
33.4 million
307.2 million
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Canada’s Socialized Medicine Timeline
Source: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/pubs/system-regime/2005-hcs-sss/time-chron_e.html
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How Canadian social systems are funded
Taxable Income($)
Quebec Tax Rate(%)
Federal Tax Rate(%)
Combined Tax Rate(%)
0-9,600 0.00 0.00 0.009,601-12,181 0.00 12.53 12.5312,182-29,290
16.00 12.53 28.53
29,291-37,178
20.00 12.53 32.53
37,179-58,595
20.00 18.37 38.37
58,597-74,357
24.00 18.37 42.37
74,358-120,887
24.00 21.71 45.71
>120,887 24.00 24.22 48.22
Source: Berish, Howard, FCA. “2007 Year End Tax Planning.” SNG Collins Barrow, 2007.
Sales TaxesGST: 5% PST: 7.5%
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Where your taxes go…
2. Intelligence Repot. Parade Magazine. March 16, 2008. www.Parade.com/intel1. http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/bailouttracker/
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Where your salary goes…
Gross Income
Social Security
Medical
Federal Income Tax
State Income Tax (CO)
NET INCOME
Gross Income
Quebec Pension Plan
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
Employment Insurance Commission
Federal Income Tax
Provincial Income Tax (QC)
NET INCOME
Canada (50K)
$50,000
(2,119)
(242)
(584)
(5,127)
(6,205)
$35,724
USA (50K)
$50,000
(3,100)
(725)
(5,206)
(1,780)
$39,189
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Where your salary goes…
Gross Income
Social Security
Medical
Federal Income Tax
State Income Tax (CO)
NET INCOME
Gross Income
Quebec Pension Plan
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan
Employment Insurance Commission
Federal Income Tax
Provincial Income Tax (QC)
NET INCOME
Canada (100K)
$100,000
(2,119)
(300)
(584)
(15,028)
(17,019)
$64,951
USA (100K)
$100,000
(6,200
(1,450)
(17,194)
(4,098)
$71,058
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Government Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP
Country 2002 2025 2050Australia 6.4% 11.5% 21.1Austria 5.4 8.3 13.0Canada 6.7 9.5 13.5Germany 8.6 14.7 25.6Japan 6.7 11.7 18.2Norway 8.0 13.9 25.0Spain 5.5 10.5 21.4Sweden 7.9 10.2 12.9United Kingdom
6.4 10.0 16.0
United States 6.6 13.8 32.7Source: “Projecting the Past into the Future.” National Center for Policy Analysis. December
2005.
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Choosing no treatment due to cost
Source: 2004 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey
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Benchmark Wait Times in Canada
Source: “Waiting for Access” CBC News. November 29, 2006, http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/healthcare/waiting.html
Procedure Wait Time Benchmark
Notes
Radiation therapy (cancer) Within 4 weeks Patient ready to
treatHip fracture Within 48 hours
Hip/Knee replacements Within 26 weeks
Cataract surgery Within 16 weeks High risk patientsBreast cancer
screenings Once every 2 years Women ages 50-69
Cervical cancer screenings Once every 3 years Women ages 18-69,
after 2 normal tests
Cardiac bypass Within 2-26 weeks Depending on severity
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Personal Stories
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Auntie G73 year old single female, kidney tumor
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Mother54 year old female, lymphoma
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Uncle I. 79 year old male, gastroenterologist, lung cancer
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Brother49 year old male, stem cell transplant, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Giving birth in CanadaTimeframes and Caps
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Two cases of heart valve replacement78 & 83 year old females
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Premier Robert BourassaMelanoma treatmentNational Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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George ZeliotisSupreme Court of Canada: Wait times violate Quebec’s charter of rights & freedoms
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Conclusions
You Decide!!