Health care federalism in Canada : critical junctures and critical perspectives / edited by Katherine Fierlbeck and William Lahey. - Montreal and Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xvi, 265 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acronyms -- Preface -- 1 Introduction: Renewing Federalism, Improving Health Care: Can This Marriage Be Saved? -- A MULTIDISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW OF HEALTH CARE FEDERALISM -- 2 The Economics of Health Care Federalism: What Do We Know? -- 3 The Political Dynamics of Health Care Federalism -- 4 The Legal Framework for Intergovernmental Health Care Governance: Making the Most of Limited Options -- CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH CARE FEDERALISM -- 5 Economic Trends and Challenges 6 Governance Challenges in Implementing Needs-Based Health Human Resources Planning7 The Challenges of Measuring the Performance of Health Systems in Canada -- HEALTH CARE FEDERALISM AND THE DEBATE OVER DECENTRALIZATION -- 8 The Future of the Provincial Role in Canadian Health Care Federalism -- 9 The Future of the Federal Role in Canadian Health Care -- 10 Conclusion: Combining the Knowledge of Federalism Researchers, Health Care Researchers, and Policy Practitioners to Understand and Improve Canadian Health Care Federalism -- APPENDICES ""1 Text of the First Ministers� Accord on Health Care Renewal, 2003""""2 Text of the 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care, 2004""; ""Bibliography""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""



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Medical policy--Canada.
Federal government--Canada.
Medical care.


Electronic Books.

RA395 / .H435 2013