Universal Health Care: What the United States Can Learn from the Canadian Experience

by Pat Armstrong, Claudia Fegan, Hugh Armstrong

Book Overview

Polls show Americans increasingly unhappy with our health care system. Yet for nearly thirty years, our next-door neighbor has had a universal, public health insurance system that its citizens hail as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565844106
• ISBN13: 9781565844100
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

For US citizens, especially

Please ignore the review above.A book such as this can assist you in obtaining unbiased information about how the US system CAN learn from what we have here.Realistically, US capitalistic interests prevent honest, open discussion about health care reform in the states. This book provides the framework of the Canada Health Act, the legislation that guarantees health care for all Canadians.In an age when 40 million Americans are without health coverage, books like these are important for their attempt to open the minds of others. By examining the principles of the CHA, answers can be found to questions addressing issues such as the lower life expectancy in the US and astronomical costs (6% more as a percentage of GDP than Canada) despite not covering so many people. You may even learn that our medical facilities and services rank among the best in the world, and are accessible without regard to one's ability to pay.In brief, it can open your eyes to a world beyond Republicans, HMOs and greenbacks. You will come to realize and hopefully appreciate the ideas and values upon which the Canadian health care system was built. Especially useful for people considering careers in health care, and the many Americans that apply to schools like McGill and U of T.