Making Medicare: New Perspectives on the History of Medicare in Canada

by Gregory P. Marchildon

The Canadian health care system is so indisputably tied to our national identity that its founder, Tommy Douglas, was voted the greatest Canadian of all time in a CBC television contest. However, very little has been written to date on how Medicare as we know it was developed and implemented. This collection fills a serious gap in the existing literature by providing a comprehensive policy history of Medicare in Canada. Making Medicare features explorations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442613459
• ISBN13: 9781442613454
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher