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Health Care System

Canada's Health Care System

Health Canada
2005
ISBN: 0-662-42049-7 (PDF Version)
Cat.: H21-261 / 2005E-PDF (PDF Version)

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Table of Contents

Introduction

How Health Care Services Are Delivered

What Happens First (Primary Health Care Services)
What Happens Next (Secondary Services)
Additional (Supplementary) Services
Trends/Changes In Health Care

The Role of Government

The Federal Government
The Provincial and Territorial Governments

Health Expenditures

The Health Status of Canadians

Background

The Political, Economic and Social Framework
Evolution of Our Health Care System

What Has Been Said about Our System

Timeline

Bibliography

On-line Resources

 

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