Health Insurance and Canadian Public Policy: The Seven Decisions That Created the Health Insurance System and Their Outcomes

Medicare In Canada Is Not Only This Country's Most Treasured Social Program, It Has Become A Defining National Characteristic. Even With Recent Concerns Over Flaws In The System - Long Wait Times, Shortages Of Key Service Providers - Leading To Questions About The Possible Benefits Of A Two-tiered Approach, The Consensus Is That Single-payer, Publicly Funded Health Care Has Worked For Forty Years To Provide Canadians With Accessible, High Quality Services At A Much Lower Cost Than In The Mainly For-profit System To The South.