Health care federalism in Canada : critical junctures and critical perspectives / edited by Katherine Fierlbeck and William Lahey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fierlbeck, Katherine, Author.

Contributor:

Fierlbeck, Katherine.

Lahey, William, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Canada.

Medical care.

Health care reform--Canada.

Health care reform.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2013]

Summary:

Now that Ottawa has left health care to the provinces, what is the future for Canadian health care in a decentralized federal context? Is the Canada Health Act dead? Health Care Federalism in Canada provides a multi-perspective, interdisciplinary analysis of a critical juncture in Canadian public policy and the contributing factors which have led to this point. Social scientists, legal scholars, health services researchers, and decision-makers examine the shift from a system where Ottawa has played a significant, sometimes controversial role, to one where provinces have more ability to push health care design in new directions. Will this change inspire innovation and collaboration, or inequality and confusion? Providing an up-to-date analysis of health care policy and intergovernmental relations at a crucial time, Health Care Federalism in Canada will be of interest to anyone concerned with the current dynamics and future potential of Canadian health care. Contributors include Greg Marchildon (Canada Research Chair at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy in Saskatchewan), Ken Boessenkool (public affairs strategist and former political advisor to Stephen Harper), Adrian Levy (Professor and Head, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University), Boris Sobolev (Canada Research Chair at the School of Public and Population Health, University of British Columbia), Gail Tomblin Murphy (Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Workforce Planning and Research), and David Haardt (Department of Economics, Dalhousie University).

Contents:

""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 Planning""""7 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""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9780773589421

0773589422

9780773589414

0773589414

OCLC:

1055338876