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Any kind of assistance for health care would fall under other programs (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid). However, these are only designed to protect those individuals who meet the age and income requirements. To provide assistance for low income families, this would fall under the WIC program (which is used in conjunction with the states). ("Canada Social Security and Welfare," 2012) (Aaron, 1999) (Livingston, 2007)
Moreover, someone who is disabled (in Canada) is eligible to receive long-term care assistance and additional income. Anyone who is laid off and facing financial challenges are provided with a monthly income. Also, there is additional help offered, to someone over the age of 65 years old (who needs extra monthly income). These different programs are paid for from the tax revenues that are received in the general fund. ("Canada Social Security and Welfare," 2012) (Aaron, 1999) (Livingston, 2007)
This is different from Social Security, as these kinds of areas are not covered by the program. In some cases, unemployment insurance is available for laid off workers. However, this is a program that is used conjunction with the states. At the same time, limited to no assistance is provided to the disabled and elderly outside of the primary benefits they are receiving under the program. If they want to receive additional support, they must seek out assistance from the state they live in. ("Canada Social Security and Welfare," 2012) (Aaron, 1999)
Evaluation of the current U.S. system against the Canadian system (subjective analysis)
These differences are showing how the Canadian system is offering everyone with more in comparison with the U.S. This is because Social Security has a limited mandate and many people believe that these issues can be dealt with by the states / communities. Over the course of time, this has resulted in recipients receiving limited benefits from one single program. As a result, the U.S. system is inferior to the Canadian. This is because it...
Instead, it is concentrating on passing these issues onto the states or the individual. When this happens, the person will face considerably more financial challenges in addressing a host of issues. (Williams, 2011)
Recommendations for improving the U.S. system based on your research
The best way for improving the U.S. system, is to follow a similar approach that is used by Canada. This means implementing new taxes that will pay for additional programs (which are geared towards the most vulnerable inside society). Some of this is currently taking place with the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Under these guidelines, employers will be required to start providing their employees with health insurance as part of the Social Security program. If these kinds of initiatives can be expanded, they will ensure that added funding is provided to. (Williams, 2011)
Moreover, there must be changes to the current system by having the federal government universalize the standards and the programs that are enacted by the states. This will ensure that everyone is able to receive similar amounts of coverage (regardless of where they live). In the future, this will address the challenges impacting some of the most vulnerable segments in society (i.e. The elderly, disabled, children and unemployed). (Williams, 2011)
References
Canada Social Security and Welfare. (2012). Expat Focus. Retrieved from: http://www.expatfocus.com/expatriate-canada-social-security
Aaron, H. (1999). Should the United States Privatize Social Security. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Livingston, S. (2007). United States Social Security. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO
Williams, R. (2011). Health Care Disparities. New York, NY: Springer.
Wiseman, M. (2008). The Canadian Safety Net. SSA. Retrieved from: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p53.html
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