Where to from here? : keeping medicare sustainable

Summary: The importance of universal healthcare in Canada and possible areas for improvement.

Record details

ISBN: 9781553395157
ISBN: 9781553393184
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (331 pages) : illustrations.
Publisher: Kingston, Ontario : School of Policy Studies, Queen's University ; [2012]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2016.
Copyright: ©2012

General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-328) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Chapter 1: Medicare and its context -- Chapter 2: The sustainability discourse -- Chapter 3: Improving the public's health -- Chapter 4: Building the primary care foundation -- Chapter 5: Ensuring access to (the right) drugs, technologies, and innovations -- Chapter 6: Supporting seniors' care needs -- Chapter 7: Getting hospitals and acute care right -- Chapter 8: Ensuring the right skill set is available -- Chapter 9: What others have said: Diagnoses and prescriptions for health care in Canada -- Chapter 10: How to get there from here: How the efficiency agenda (broadly defined) is at the heart of protecting health care access and quality in Canada -- Appendix: Full list of policy recommendations contained in this book.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.