Medicare

Audio and video clips from CBC archives recall history of universal health care in Canada with news stories and interviews. With text, photos and teacher resources.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-73-90/politics_economy/medicare...

Detailed information on the Canada Health Act, CHA compliance issues, and descriptions of provincial and territorial health insurance plans.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/medi-assur/index_e.html

Organization that fosters well-informed health care decision making by promoting the awareness and use of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.
http://cochrane.mcmaster.ca/

An overview of the Canadian Health Care system, including the Canada Health Act, insurance, funding and access.
http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/

Information about health issues, medicare, mission and goals of the coalition and links to the provincial coalitions and other related sites. Adobe Acrobat Reader required for some pages.
http://www.healthcoalition.ca/

Health studies, analytic reports, statistics, and health databases for establishing sound health policy. Includes information on effectively managing the Canadian health system and generating public awareness on factors affecting good health.
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/splash.html

Audio, video and text reports on Canada's health care system; links to related sites.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/healthcare/

The Romanow report, information about the commission, Health Care Accord 2003, resources, consultations, and news releases.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/care/romanow/index1.html

Medicare: A People's Issue is a detailed look at the birth of Medicare in Canada. Includes archival documents, video, timeline and educational resources.
http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/medicare/

Links to information about health care in Canada on both sides of the medicare issue, and provincial health ministries. Some pages require Acrobat Reader.
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/medicare.htm