Exploring limits to market-based reform: Managed competition and rehabilitation home care services in Ontario

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1594-1604

  Randall, Glen E ^a   Williams, A Paul ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; CCAC; Competition; Health care reform; Health policy; Neo liberalism; Rehabilitation services

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); HEALTH CARE; WELFARE REFORM;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETITION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MARKET; POLITICS; REHABILITATION; TELEPHONE;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MANAGED COMPETITION; ONTARIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REHABILITATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 32644449952     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.042     Document Type: Article

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