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    Canadian healthcare, guided by the Canada Health Act, is strained. Reform is needed to shift from a cost-focused system to a patient-centered health economy, maximizing well-being and life expectancy for all citizens.

    Area of Science:

    • Health policy and economics
    • Public health systems
    • Canadian healthcare reform

    Background:

    • Canada's healthcare system, established post-WWII and formalized by the Canada Health Act (1984), faces increasing complexity, cost, and strain.
    • The current system is characterized by five principles: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.
    • Declining international rankings suggest the current model is reaching its limits, hindering effective response to evolving health challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a fundamental cultural shift in Canadian healthcare.
    • To move from an institution-centered, cost-control model to a patient-centered health economy.
    • To identify interventions for maximizing individual well-being and debility-free life expectancy.

    Main Methods:

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    • Analysis of the current Canadian healthcare system's limitations and drivers of strain.
    • Proposal of a cultural shift towards a patient-centered health economy.
    • Identification of specific interventions for cost management, performance standards, conflict of interest elimination, and accessibility.

    Main Results:

    • The paper advocates for viewing national health as an asset rather than a cost.
    • It suggests expanding resource supply (scientific, human, managerial, educational) to meet increasing demands.
    • Key strategies include cost and utilization management, performance standards, conflict resolution, and enhanced accessibility.

    Conclusions:

    • Urgent healthcare system reform is necessary to address biological and demographic changes.
    • A sustainable solution involves fostering a health economy through innovation and revitalized public health.
    • The ultimate goal is a dynamic, evidence-based, wealth-creating healthcare system that leads globally.