Single-Payer Reform and Rural Health in the United States: Lessons from Our Northern Neighbor
Abstract
Single-payer health reform has secured its place in the mainstream American health policy debate, yet its implications for particular subpopulations or sectors of care remain understudied. Amidst many unanswered questions from policymakers and political pundits, rural health has emerged as one such area. This article explores rural Canada’s five-decade-long experience with a national publicly funded health insurance program as a valuable opportunity for cross-national learning. During March 2020, I conducted 13 semi-structured, elite stakeholder interviews with government officials, academic researchers, rural hospital executives, public health association leaders, rural health administrators, and representatives from provincial medical, hospital, and physician associations in Ontario. I found that a single-payer model confers notable advantages over a market-based model, includ
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Under normal, non-pandemic circumstances, new moms typically experience feelings of isolation and a huge identity shift when they go on maternity leave, because we lose our daily interactions with most other adults. New motherhood is not unlike lockdown: A trip to the grocery store may be the highlight of your week. The pandemic’s stay-at-home orders have intensified and compounded these
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Sudbury s Health Science s North opens virtual emergency department
The hospital in Sudbury is now offering a virtual emergency department. Health Sciences North says it s the first for a hospital in northern Ontario, and will be available to people each weekday between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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Posted: Dec 16, 2020 11:07 AM ET | Last Updated: December 16, 2020
Health Sciences North Emergency Department staff pause to take a photo during a busy shift. The Sudbury hospital is launching a new virtual triage service as patient volumes have spiked in the second wave of COVID-19. They are hopeful the virtual service will help with space issues and maintain physical distancing in the department if there’s a sudden surge of patients.(HSN)