Health Systems in Transition (PDF)

The health care system in Canada is much-discussedin the international sphere, but often overlooked when it comes to its highly decentralizedadministration and regulation. Health Systems in Transition: Canadaprovides an objective description and analysis of the public, private, and mixed components that make up health care in Canada todayincluding the federal, provincial, intergovernmental and regional dynamics within the public system. Gregory P. Marchildon’s study offers a statistical and visual description of the many facets of Canadian health care financing, administration, and service delivery, along with relevant comparisons tofive other countries’ systems.This second edition includes a major update on health data and institutions, a new appendix of federal laws concerning select provincial and territorial Medicare legislation, and, for the first time, a comprehensiveand searchableindex. It also provides a more complete assessment of the Canadian health system based on financial protection, efficiency, equity, user experience, quality of care, and health outcomes.Balancing careful assessment, summary, and illustration, Health Systems in Transition: Canadais a thorough and illuminating look at one of the nation's most complex public policies and associated institutions.