Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians

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From respected doctor and passionate Medicare advocate Danielle Martin, an important check-up on our health-care system–and what urgently needs fixing.

          Dr. Danielle Martin sees the cracks and challenges in our health-care system every day. In the style of Atul Gawande, she uses real patient stories to illustrate what works in our health-care system and what doesn’t. Most importantly, she proposes six big ideas to make healthcare achievable and affordable: 1) a national drug program; 2) change the way we deliver care; 3) reduce unnecessary tests; 4) strengthen primary care; 5) create a guaranteed income program; and 6) scale up successful innovation.
    One of the most urgent reforms she advocates for is a national pharmacare program, instead of the piecemeal provincial pattern of buying drugs. Canada could save billions if drugs were bought in bulk by a single body, which in turn could fund a national prescription program. Patients also need a regular GP instead of overusing hospital Emergency Clinics. Hospitals need to take into account a patient’s overall medical history, at every stage from admission to discharge. And since poverty is the greatest predictor of ill health, Dr. Martin argues that a guaranteed income could prevent and alleviate many health problems, reducing pressure on the system and our wallets. 
     Passionate, accessible, and authoritative, Dr. Martin is a fervent supporter of the best of Medicare and a persuasive critic of what needs fixing.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Canada
Publication date ‏ : ‎ Dec 18 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 073523261X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0735232617
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 308 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.34 x 2.08 x 22.91 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #10,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Hospital Administration (Books) #3 in Health Care Delivery (Books) #3 in Health Care Delivery Books
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