Salient Aspects And Drawbacks Of The Canadian Health Insurance System

Canada is one of the few countries, where health care system is said to be one of the best in the world. Yet each provincial government takes into account the different needs of its populations with her own set of criteria and regulations regarding the provision of health care services including health insurance.

A brief overview of the health care system of Canada and the subject of health insurance reveals that some provincial governments provide a full range of health insurance coverage for practically all the basic health requirements of their respective populations. At the same there are provincial governments which fail to provide any sort of health insurance for their populations.

These dual states of affairs then gives rise to the need for supplemental health insurance, as the respective populations then have the facility of proper and maximum health insurance in return for a small fee.

However, the selection of a supplemental health insurance package calls for a detailed evaluation on the type of plan for the respective individual as well as his or her family. In doing so, the differences between an indemnity and managed care plans must also be considered as well as fully understand the system of premiums in the respective health insurance plan.

Some of the primary factors to look for before choosing a health insurance coverage plan include the type of insurance, (whether indemnity or premium based), to assess the deductibles, and evaluating the different managed health care plans. You may listen to health Audio Books for this.

Some of the primary factors to look for before choosing a health insurance coverage plan include the type of insurance, (whether indemnity or premium based), to assess the deductibles, and evaluating the different managed health care plans. Some of the common managed care programs include the preferred provider organization (PPO), and point of service plan (POS). The primary difference in both the managed care plans is that the PPO plan has a specified set of health care professionals including doctors, hospitals and other care providers each of who accept a specified sum from the insurers in return for their services. The POS on the other hand is limited to referring patients to the area physicians/doctors specified in the respective managed care insurance plan, with the additional facility of obtaining health care outside the coverage area.

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