National Health Insurance In The United States And Canada

Author : Gerard W. Boychuk
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781589013773

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National Health Insurance in the United States and Canada by Gerard W. Boychuk Pdf

After World War II, the United States and Canada, two countries that were very similar in many ways, struck out on radically divergent paths to public health insurance. Canada developed a universal single-payer system of national health care, while the United States opted for a dual system that combines public health insurance for low-income and senior residents with private, primarily employer-provided health insurance—or no insurance—for everyone else. In National Health Insurance in the United States and Canada, Gerard W. Boychuk probes the historical development of health care in each country, honing in on the most distinctive social and political aspects of each country—the politics of race in the U.S. and territorial politics in Canada, especially the tensions between the national government and the province of Quebec. In addition to the politics of race and territory, Boychuk sifts through the numerous factors shaping health policy, including national values, political culture and institutions, the power of special interests, and the impact of strategic choices made at critical junctures. Drawing on historical archives, oral histories, and public opinion data, he presents a nuanced and thoughtful analysis of the evolution of the two systems, compares them as they exist today, and reflects on how each is poised to meet the challenges of the future.

Author : Jonathan Lemco
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : 0472104403

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National Health Care by Jonathan Lemco Pdf

A valuable contribution to the health care debate.

Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : UOM:39015048557212

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Canadian Health Insurance, Lessons for the United States by United States. General Accounting Office Pdf

Author : Cotton M. Lindsay,Steven Honda,Benjamin Zycher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : UOM:35128000279222

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Canadian National Health Insurance by Cotton M. Lindsay,Steven Honda,Benjamin Zycher Pdf

Author : Antonia Maioni
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691221281

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Parting at the Crossroads by Antonia Maioni Pdf

As almost all newspaper or magazine readers know, Canada figured prominently in the turbulent U.S. debates over health care reform in the early Clinton presidency. Furthermore, future news analysts and policymakers will undoubtedly again use Canada to cite the "good" and the "bad" aspects of single-payer national health insurance. Beyond the debate about the desirability of Canadian-style health care reforms, Antonia Maioni sees another question: Why did the United States and Canada, alike in so many ways, part "at the crossroads" to produce such different systems of health insurance? She answers this previously neglected query so interestingly that her book will hold the attention of anyone concerned with health care in either country or both. The author explores the development of health insurance in the United States and Canada, from the emergence of health care as a political issue in the 1930s to the passage of federal health insurance legislation in the 1960s. Focusing on how political institutions influence policy development, she shows that Canada's federal structure and its parliamentary institutions encouraged a social-democratic third party that became pivotal in demonstrating the feasibility of universal, public health insurance. Meanwhile, the constraints of the U.S. political system forced health care reformers to temper their own ideas to appeal to a wide coalition within the Democratic party. Even readers previously unfamiliar with Canadian politics will find in this book important clues about the "realm of the possible" in the uncertain future of U.S. health care.

Author : John C. Goodman,Gerald L. Musgrave,Devon M. Herrick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Health care reform
ISBN : 0742541525

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Lives at Risk by John C. Goodman,Gerald L. Musgrave,Devon M. Herrick Pdf

Lives at Risk identifies 20 myths about health care as delivered in countries that have national health insurance. These myths have gained the status of fact in both the United States and abroad, even though the evidence shows a far different reality. The authors also explore the political and economic climate of the health care system and offer alternatives to the current health care public policies.

Author : Ruth Roemer,Milton Irwin Roemer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : MINN:20000003280548

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Health Manpower Policy Under National Health Insurance by Ruth Roemer,Milton Irwin Roemer Pdf

Author : Sun Valley Forum on National Health
Publisher : New York : J. Wiley
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0471029254

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National Health Insurance by Sun Valley Forum on National Health Pdf

Conference report on issues related to health service in the USA, with particular reference to the possible implications for the USA of the experience of Canada with national level health insurance - includes graphs, references and statistical tables. Conference held in sun valley 1974 aug.

Author : Malcolm Gordon Taylor
Publisher : Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015019654915

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Insuring National Health Care by Malcolm Gordon Taylor Pdf

Taylor gives a brief history, geared specifically to an American audience, of the evolution of the Canadian national health insurance system from the 1940s to the late 1980s. He describes the two Canadian programs -- hospital insurance and medical insurance -- and discusses the major changes in the programs since they were implemented. Originally published in 1990. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada,Roy J. Romanow
Publisher : Saskatoon : Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : UIUC:30112059382330

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Building on Values by Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada,Roy J. Romanow Pdf

In April 2001, the Prime Minister established the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. Its mandate was to review medicare, engage Canadians in a national dialogue on its future, and make recommendations to enhance the system's quality and sustainability. The 47 recommendations in this report outline actions that must be taken in 10 critical areas, starting by renewing the foundations of medicare and considering Canada's role in improving health around the world.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111147604

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National Health Insurance Resource Book by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Health Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Health insurance
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111147596

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National Health Insurance Resource Book by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf

Author : Laurene A. Graig
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015029557579

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Health of Nations by Laurene A. Graig Pdf

This comparison of the American health care system with that of five other countries offers a valuable learning experience from which to model our own system. Health of Nations examines the relationships between the political, economic, and cultural influences that shaped each system and discusses how certain aspects of foreign systems might conform more easily than others to U.S. political, economic, and cultural realities. Graig scrutinizes the organization, financing, and implementation of health care systems in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309217101

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Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population,Panel on Understanding Divergent Trends in Longevity in High-Income Countries Pdf

During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference is particularly notable given that the United States spends more on health care than any other nation. Concerned about this divergence, the National Institute on Aging asked the National Research Council to examine evidence on its possible causes. According to Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries, the nation's history of heavy smoking is a major reason why lifespans in the United States fall short of those in many other high-income nations. Evidence suggests that current obesity levels play a substantial part as well. The book reports that lack of universal access to health care in the U.S. also has increased mortality and reduced life expectancy, though this is a less significant factor for those over age 65 because of Medicare access. For the main causes of death at older ages -- cancer and cardiovascular disease -- available indicators do not suggest that the U.S. health care system is failing to prevent deaths that would be averted elsewhere. In fact, cancer detection and survival appear to be better in the U.S. than in most other high-income nations, and survival rates following a heart attack also are favorable. Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries identifies many gaps in research. For instance, while lung cancer deaths are a reliable marker of the damage from smoking, no clear-cut marker exists for obesity, physical inactivity, social integration, or other risks considered in this book. Moreover, evaluation of these risk factors is based on observational studies, which -- unlike randomized controlled trials -- are subject to many biases.

Author : Donald A. Barr
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421402970

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Introduction to U.S. Health Policy by Donald A. Barr Pdf

Health care reform has dominated public discourse over the past several years, and the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act, rather than quell the rhetoric, has sparked even more debate. Donald A. Barr reviews the current structure of the American health care system, describing the historical and political contexts in which it developed and the core policy issues that continue to confront us today. This comprehensive analysis introduces the various organizations and institutions that make the U.S. health care system work—or fail to work, as the case may be. A principal message of the book is the seeming paradox of the quality of health care in this country—on the one hand it is the best medical care system in the world, on the other it is one of the worst among developed countries because of how it is organized. Barr introduces readers to broad cultural issues surrounding health care policy, such as access, affordability, and quality. He discusses specific elements of U.S. health care, including insurance, especially Medicare and Medicaid, the shift to for-profit managed care, the pharmaceutical industry, issues of long-term care, the plight of the uninsured, medical errors, and nursing shortages. The latest edition of this widely adopted text updates the description and discussion of key sectors of America’s health care system in light of the Affordable Care Act.