CMA/IPSO: 2016 National Report Card: Canadian Views on the New Health Accord

(July 2016) Introduction
These are the findings of the Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) 16th annual National Report on the Health Care System in Canada. Since 2001, the CMA has asked Canadians to assign letter grades to their healthcare system overall and to a number of key aspects of the system. In addition, each year the National Report also examines a specific area of the healthcare system. This year, Canadians were asked a series of questions about their views concerning the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments’ negotiations in the lead up to a new national Health Accord 

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Key Findings .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Toward A New Health Accord ....................................................................................................................... 5
Awareness of the new Health Accord ....................................................................................................... 5
Confidence that Governments Will Reach Agreement ............................................................................. 6
Funding Priorities for the New Health Accord ........................................................................................ 11
Reporting Requirements and Technology & Health Under the New Health Accord .............................. 15
Annual Report Card ..................................................................................................................................... 18