There are strong moves within Canada to make the Canadian health care system more like
the US system by partially privatizing it. Those who favour this approach claim that the US …

The promise of a universal, comprehensive, publicly funded system of medical care that was
the foundation of the Medical Care Act passed in 1966 is no longer possible. Massive …

Abstract Many Western European countries are moving toward privatization of their health
care systems. The United States' health care system, since it is almost entirely privatized, is …

Toronto physician Brian Goldman had thought about “joining the camp that favours private
health care for Canada.” Writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, he tells us …

Canada's system of health services has been shaped by the forces and values in the
Canadian political, cultural, social, and economic environment; these forces continue to …

On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that Quebec s prohibition against
private insurance for health services violates section 1 of the Quebec Charter which states …

In September 2016, a case went to trial in British Columbia that seeks to test the
constitutionality of provincial laws that (1) ban private health insurance for medically …

This article was supported in part by the California Policy Seminar (CPS) and in part by a
training grant from the National Center for Health Services Research (NCHSR) and Health …

As public hospitals struggle to survive, a growing number of these hospitals have converted
to private ownership as a way to gain the strategic and managerial flexibility they believe is …

This chapter focuses on cost containment and efficiency enhancing strategies that alter the
public-private mix in health care financing and delivery in leading jurisdictions. These …