The twelve papers in this third volume of the research program for the Romanow Commission offer a detailed analysis of the governance of health care in Canada from the perspective of constitutionalism, intergovernmental relations, and societal context.
In the first section, the authors deal with the formal division of powers regarding health care as outlined in the Canadian constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The second section outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the intergovernmental governance of health care. Finally, the third section focuses on governance of health care outside of the governmental sphere. The theme that resonates throughout the contributions - and which is in itself a call for deeper analysis - is that health care governance has become locked in a cycle of mutual recrimination, blame assigning, and blame avoidance from the federal and provincial levels right down to the level of the individual citizen.
Authors
Gregory P. Marchildon, Pierre-Gerlier Forest, Gregory Marchildon, Tom McIntosh
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 362.1/0971
- General Note
- Papers originally commissioned as part of the research activities of the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada headed by Roy J. Romanow Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781442681392 0802086195
- LCCN
- RA395.C2
- LCCN Item number
- R65 2004 v.3eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- IHD
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 387 p. ; 23 cm.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00602324 (OCoLC)728049424 (CaOOCEL)418505
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- IHD
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 8
- CONTRIBUTORS 10
- Introduction: Restoring Trust, Rebuilding Confidence – The Governance of Health Care and the Romanow Report 14
- Part I. The Constitutional Context 34
- Health and the Distribution of Powers in Canada 36
- Constitutional Jurisdiction over Health and Health Care Services in Canada 61
- How Will the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Evolving Jurisprudence Affect Health Care Costs? 94
- Part II. The Intergovernmental Context 136
- Intergovernmental Cooperation Mechanisms: Factors for Change? 138
- Roles and Responsibilities in Health Care Policy 180
- Health Care Politics and the Intergovernmental Framework in Canada 210
- The Conditions for a Sustainable Public Health System in Canada 235
- Part III. The Social and Legal Context 266
- Political Elites and Their Influence on Health Care Reform in Canada 268
- Creating a More Democratic Health System: A Critical Review of Constraints and a New Approach to Health Restructuring 291
- Could New Regulatory Mechanisms Be Designed after a Critical Review of Health Technology Innovation? 323
- Strengthening the Foundations: Modernizing the Canada Health Act 357
