Policy Analysis on Medicare in Canada

FOR A POLICY ANALYSIS PAPER FOR FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK (USING CANADIAN MEDICARE)

A brief overview of the social problem that your selected social policy is attempting to address (e.g., poverty, unemployment, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, etc.) (1-2 pages)
A comprehensive description of the Canadian social welfare policy area under study. (2-3 pages). Your description should include a discussion of the following:
-What is the intent of the policy (i.e., intended objectives or outcomes)?
-Who is the target or recipients of the social welfare policy?
-What are the fiscal or administrative tools of the policy (e.g., cash benefits, vouchers, a service, legislation, etc.)
-What is the history of the policy (if applicable)? (How and why did it come into being?)
-Who was involved in its creation or development?
-Anything else that you think is important

SUMMARY OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEM
-What is the social problem that your selected social policy is attempting to address (i.e., poverty, unemployment, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, etc.)?
-What is the prevalence or incidence of the problem?
-When was the problem first identified as a social problem?
-What is the nature of the problem (i.e., how is the problem manifested)?
-Who is most affected by the problem?

SUMMARY OF THE SOCIAL POLICY AREA
-What is the Canadian social welfare policy area under study? Describe the social policy under study.
-What is/are the intent(s) or objectives(s) of the policy?
-Who is the target or recipients of the social welfare policy?
-What are the fiscal or administrative tools of the policy (e.g., cash benefits, vouchers, a service, etc.)
-What is the history of the policy (if applicable)? (How and why did it come into being?)
-Who was involved in the creation or development of policy?
-Anything else that you think is important