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Impact of Political Structures and Informal Political Processes on Health Policy: Comparison of the United States and Canadab

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  • Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau

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A number of factors, including cultural, social, economic, political, and historical, influence policy. United States and Canada's health care systems are the conscious and subconscious outcomes of formal political structures and informal political processes. The Canadian parliamentary political system encourages centralized, organized, planned policy in health care. However, this is accomplished at the risk of leaving some individuals—physicians in this case—quite frustrated. American constitutional features, the presidential system, weak political parties, and the tireless participation of interest groups in the political process all function to discourage the formation of highly rational and efficient policy. While few special interests are ever completely satisfied with the legislation produced, seldom is any organized group completely thwarted. Therefore, it is no surprise that a tightly integrated national program of universal health insurance was not adopted by Congress in 1993–1994. Political structures and processes discourage effective, comprehensive health care reform in the United States.

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  • Pauline Vaillancourt Rosenau, 1994. "Impact of Political Structures and Informal Political Processes on Health Policy: Comparison of the United States and Canadab," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 13(3‐4), pages 293-314, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:13:y:1994:i:3-4:p:293-314
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1994.tb00608.x
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    1. Victor R. Fuchs, 2018. "Public Support for National Health Insurance: The Roles of Attitudes and Beliefs," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Health Economics and Policy Selected Writings by Victor Fuchs, chapter 28, pages 311-337, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    2. Stef, Nicolae & Ashta, Arvind, 2023. "Dynamics in environmental legislation," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).

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