title: Point of view: Canadian government-sponsored health plans at the crossroads.
abstract: The government-sponsored health system, once looked on as a political asset and certain "vote getter," has now become a financial and political liability as governments struggle to slow down the spiral of increasing costs.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D006076:Government; D006806:Human Rights; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*