Is Canada odd? A comparison of European and Canadian approaches to choice and regulation of the public/private divide in health care

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-341

  Flood, Colleen M ^a   Haugan, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FRANCE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REVIEW; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM;

EID: 77955863449     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133110000046     Document Type: Review

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