Paradigm Freeze, 179: Why It Is So Hard to Reform Health Care in Canada

by Pierre-Gerlier Forest, Harvey Lazar, John N. Lavis, et al.

Why has health care reform proved a stumbling block for provincial governments across Canada? What efforts have been made to improve a struggling system, and how have they succeeded or failed? In Paradigm Freeze, experts in the field answer these fundamental questions by examining and comparing six essential policy issues - regionalization, needs-based funding, alternative payment plans, privatization, waiting lists, and prescription drug coverage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1553393244
• ISBN13: 9781553393245
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Queen's School of Policy Studies
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"