title: Wishful thinking: defining "medically necessary" in Canada.
authors.affiliation: Health Law Institute, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Caulfield
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005380:Financing, Government; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006291:Health Policy; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years