Any Canadian who has ever spent hours waiting in an emergency room or wondered about the costs and benefits of new medical technology will find this short, accessible book indispensable. Health care expert Antonia Maioni condenses years of research into engaging accounts of key issues, including the financing of health care, the division of responsibilities between provinces and the federal government, and the founding tenets of Canada's health care system. She tells a fascinating account, weaving in explorations of Canada's political history, Medicare in the United States, and comparative examples from European systems. Questions of change are in the air: How should we structure team-based health care efforts? How should we organize outpatient drug therapies? How should we resolve ongoing issues of long term care? To what extent should mental health be brought under the umbrella of our health care system? What approaches can government take to ease the burden of health care costs on the public sector? While recent decades have seen some significant reforms, these and other important questions remain largely unanswered. Now and in the future, we must always strive to improve health care in Canada.
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ISBN:9780199003389 (trade paperback) :
Physical Description:print regular print 127 p. ; 23 cm.
Introduction: Why health care is important to Canadians -- The history of health care in Canada -- A portrait of health care in Canada -- The facts about health care spending -- Why no national health insurance in the United States? -- Comparing Canada and Europe -- Provincial snapshots -- The double-edged sword of health care -- Appendix: Key events in Canadian health care -- References -- Index.
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