The Governance of Health Care in Canada : the Romanow Papers, Volume 3.

The theme that resonates throughout the contributions is that health care governance has become locked in a cycle of mutual recrimination, blame assigning, and blame avoidance from the federal and provincial levels right down to the level of the individual citizen.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forest, Pierre-Gerlier
Other Authors: Marchildon, Gregory, McIntosh, Tom
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2004.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9781442681392
144268139X
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTRIBUTORS
  • Introduction: Restoring Trust, Rebuilding Confidence
  • The Governance of Health Care and the Romanow Report
  • Part I. The Constitutional Context
  • Health and the Distribution of Powers in Canada
  • Constitutional Jurisdiction over Health and Health Care Services in Canada
  • How Will the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Evolving Jurisprudence Affect Health Care Costs?
  • Part II. The Intergovernmental Context
  • Intergovernmental Cooperation Mechanisms: Factors for Change?
  • Roles and Responsibilities in Health Care Policy
  • Health Care Politics and the Intergovernmental Framework in Canada
  • The Conditions for a Sustainable Public Health System in Canada
  • Part III. The Social and Legal Context
  • Political Elites and Their Influence on Health Care Reform in Canada
  • Creating a More Democratic Health System: A Critical Review of Constraints and a New Approach to Health Restructuring
  • Could New Regulatory Mechanisms Be Designed after a Critical Review of Health Technology Innovation?
  • Strengthening the Foundations: Modernizing the Canada Health Act.