Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides insight into how the Canadian health care system is financed and organized, how it has evolved over time, and how well it performs relative to peer countries.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations and acronyms List of tables, figures and boxes Abstract Executive summary 1 Introduction 1.1 Geography and sociodemography 1.2 Economic context 1.3 Political context 1.4 Health status 2 Organization and governance 2.1 Historical background 2.2 Organization 2.3 Decentralization and centralization 2.4 Planning 2.5 Intersectorality 2.6 Health information systems 2.7 Regulation 2.8 Person-centred care 3 Financing 3.1 Health expenditure 3.2 Sources of revenue and financial flows 3.3 Overview of the statutory financing system 3.4 Out-of-pocket payments 3.5 Private health insurance 3.6 Social insurance 3.7 Other 3.8 Payment mechanisms 4 Physical and human resources 4.1 Physical resources 4.2 Human resources 5 Provision of services 5.1 Public health 5.2 Patient pathways 5.3 Primary care 5.4 Specialized care 5.5 Urgent and emergency care 5.6 Pharmaceutical care 5.7 Rehabilitation/intermediate care 5.8 Long-term care 5.9 Services for informal carers 5.10 Palliative care 5.11 Mental health care 5.12 Dental care 5.13 Health services for Indigenous peoples 6 Principal health reforms 6.1 Analysis of recent reforms 6.2 Future developments 7 Assessment of the health system 7.1 Health system governance 7.2 Accessibility 7.3 Financial protection 7.4 Health care quality 7.5 Health system outcomes 7.6 Health system efficiency 8 Conclusions 9 Appendices 9.1 References 9.2 Useful websites 9.3 HiT methodology and production process 9.4 The review process 9.5 About the authors Index
