| Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future? Contributor(s): Flood, Colleen M. (Editor), Thomas, Bryan (Editor), Allin, Sara (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0776628070 ISBN-13: 9780776628073 Publisher: University of Ottawa Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Health - Law | Medical Law & Legislation - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| LCCN: 2020446466 |
| Series: Law, Technology and Media |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.13 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Canadians are deeply worried about wait times for health care. Entrepreneurial doctors and private clinics are bringing Charter challenges to existing laws restrictive of a two-tier system. They argue that Canada is an outlier among developed countries in limiting options to jump the queue. This book explores whether a two-tier model is a solution. In Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future?, leading researchers explore the public and private mix in Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Ireland. They explain the history and complexity of interactions between public and private funding of health care and the many regulations and policies found in different countries used to both inhibit and sometimes to encourage two-tier care, such as tax breaks. This edited collection provides critical evidence on the different approaches to regulating two-tier care across different countries and what could work in Canada. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Bryan: - Bryan Thomas is Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and Adjunct Professor with the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. His research spans a wide range of topics including Canadian and comparative health law and policy, health rights litigation, long-term care, global health law, and the role of religious argument in legal and political discourse.Flood, Colleen: - Colleen M. Flood FRSC is a University of Ottawa Research Chair in Health Law & Policy and inaugural director of the Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics. |