Canadian medicare : we need it and we can keep it /

Medicare has been a crucial part of Canadian identity for nearly fifty years, and it stands in marked contrast to the US health system. But these facts alone do not protect it from dismissive swipes and criticisms, claims that the system is unsustainable, and even proposals to change medicare's...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Duckett, S. J.
Other Authors: Peetoom, Adrian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : MQUP, 2013.
Subjects:
National health insurance > Canada.
Health care reform > Canada.
Health care reform.
Medical care.
Health Care Reform
Delivery of Health Care
National Health Programs
Patient Care
Assurance-maladie > Canada.
Services de santé > Réforme > Canada.
Services de santé > Réforme.
Prestation de soins.
Assurance-maladie.
Soins médicaux.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Medical care
Health care reform
National health insurance
Canada
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A Call to Action
  • Our Medicare Structure in Broad Strokes
  • Is Medicare Sustainable?
  • Medicare and Not Much Else?
  • Let's Get Healthier
  • Primary Care: The Foundation
  • Pharmacare: The Time Is Right
  • Innovations in Health Care: Who Benefits?
  • Those Seniors Once More
  • Hospitals: Quality, Access, and Efficiency
  • Nurturing and Obtaining the Right Skills
  • Medicare Voices
  • The Road Ahead
  • Appendix 1 : Recommendations
  • Appendix 2 : Key Canadian Health Organizations.

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