Code blue: Reviving Canada's health care system
Will medicare be there when I need it? Increasingly, Canadians are asking themselves this question. We hear the horror stories every day: hospital hallways lined with patients; long waiting lists for cancer treatment; a shortage of high-tech equipment. No wonder confidence in medicare, Canada's most cherished social program, has fallen to a historic low. In Code Blue: Reviving Canada's Health Care System, David Gratzer takes a close look at our health care system -- from the overcrowded emergency rooms of Montreal hospitals, to the thriving practices of Canadian doctors who have decided to head south. He explores our misconceptions about the American health care system, analyzes demographic trends, and exposes the emptiness of political debate on the subject. Gratzer argues convincingly that the problems with medicare stem from its very structure, a structure that will only continue to weaken as Canada's population grows older. Do the commonly proposed solutions to these problems -- increased funding, two-tiered services, better management, user fees -- really have what it takes to correct such major flaws? Gratzer concludes they don't, and looks at several models in other countries before writing his own prescription for ours.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1550223933
ISBN13:9781550223934
Release Date:August 1999
Publisher:ECW Press
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
This is the roadmap, but nobody that matters seems to be reading it.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This is a fantastic book. Gratzer hits the nail on the head. The unfortunate truth is that the people in Canada with the power to change the system won't consider an approach like this because it would be political suicide in Canada. Gratzer shows us that health care reform in Canada does not have to be synonymous with Americanization of health care - a notion that seems to escape most Canadians.
Devastating Critique of the Canadian Health Care System
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
While some in the United States admire Canada's Single-Payer health care system, this book shows how misplaced their admiration is. In fact, Canada's system is under-funded, out-of-date and failing fast. They can't keep hold of their doctors -- or their patients. They fail to invest in new equipment or technology, and they barely perform any new research. Gratzer argues that Canada should move towards a system of medical savings accounts to restore accountability and patient power in Canada.
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