About Canada: Health Care |
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| Author:
| Armstrong, Pat
Armstrong, Hugh |
| Series title: | About Canada Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55266-246-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Fernwood Publishing Co., Ltd.
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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As access to sufficient health care continues to become a dominant--and divisive--issue in the world today, this resource acts as a primer to the public health care system Canada has had in place for the last 30 years. While explaining the program`s cost efficiency and dramatically better health outcomes compared with the United States` private health care system, it also addresses the complexities of the program, as well as the aspects that need improvement--such as wait times and the...
More DescriptionAs access to sufficient health care continues to become a dominant--and divisive--issue in the world today, this resource acts as a primer to the public health care system Canada has had in place for the last 30 years. While explaining the program`s cost efficiency and dramatically better health outcomes compared with the United States` private health care system, it also addresses the complexities of the program, as well as the aspects that need improvement--such as wait times and the aging boomer generation. This analysis offers a detailed introduction on how the Canadian system works and assesses reforms currently underway, concluding that expanding Canada`s public health care system, rather than privatizing it, is the best way to improve it.