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Health care reform: Lessons from Canada

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Although Canadian health care seems to be perennially in crisis, access, quality, and satisfaction in Canada are relatively high, and spending is relatively well controlled. The Canadian model is built on a recognition of the limits of markets in distributing medically necessary care. Current issues in financing and delivering health care in Canada deserve attention. Key dilemmas include intergovernmental disputes between the federal and provincial levels of government and determining how to organize care, what to pay for (comprehensiveness), and what incentive structures to put in place for payment. Lessons for the United States include the importance of universal coverage, the advantages of a single payer, and the fact that systems can be organized on a subnational basis.

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  • Deber, R.B., 2003. "Health care reform: Lessons from Canada," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 93(1), pages 20-24.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2003:93:1:20-24_0
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    1. Jason Sutherland, 2021. "Health Care Funding Policies for Reducing Fragmentation and Improving Health Outcomes," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 14(37), December.
    2. Aldhaher, Hossam, 2023. "An Exploration of the Importance of Employee Empowerment and Perceptions During Cluster Transformation in a Saudi Arabian Health Care Institution," OSF Preprints fk2pa, Center for Open Science.
    3. Aldhaher, Hossam, 2023. "An Exploration of the Importance of Employee Empowerment and Perceptions During Cluster Transformation in a Saudi Arabian Health Care Institution," OSF Preprints fn2vg, Center for Open Science.

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