CMAJ• JULY 9, 2002; 167 (1) 47 talking about them. We should revert to the spirit of a 50–50
cost-share arrangement, block funded by cash transfers established in multiyear blocks. The …

Although there was consensus that the system should continue to be needs based but
needed reform, the concept of path dependency explains why reform remains stalled. It was …

Abstract The sweeping, bipartisan Balanced Budget Act of 1997 helped balance the budget
and extend Medicare solvency by almost three decades.[...] I tried to build personal ties …

In recent years five bodies 1 have independently investigated and issued reports on the
sustainability of publicly funded Medicare in Canada. In spite of the different ideologies of …

Nearly everyone would agree that Canada's health care system needs substantial
improvements. However, as we listen to debates over proposed solutions, we find it …

The debate over reforming publicly funded health care in Canada can be reasoned and
constructive. Too often, it is vehement, uninformed and sterile. Defenders of the status quo …

Medicare: It's Decision Time, urging the federal government to act before it was too late [Kent
2002]. Kent's plea also was directed to the federal Commission on the Future of Health Care …

Medicare still enjoys broad support, but Canadians have become increasingly concerned
that care will not be available for them when they need it. A substantial in Public opinion is a …

There weren't many surprises in the budgets each party released this week, but here was
one: Sen. Patty Murray's Democratic proposal had more than double the cuts to the biggest …

The stakes have risen in the fight to save medicare from demise at its own hands. The
program could go bankrupt as early as 2001, and campaign rhetoric may have harmed …