title: The Canadian health care system. An analytical perspective.
abstract: The Canadian health care system is a publicly funded system based on the philosophy that health is a right, not a commodity. The implementation of this perspective is hampered by the fact that the Canadian Constitution makes health care a matter of provincial jurisdiction, while most taxing powers lie in the hands of the federal government. Further problems arise because of Canada's geographic nature and a move to regionalization of provincial health care administration. The issue is compounded by recent developments in reproductive technologies, aboriginal health, changes in consent law, etc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria, Canada.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kluge
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004989:Ethics; D005380:Financing, Government; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011639:Public Opinion; D012935:Social Justice; D019472:Universal Health Insurance; D014850:Waiting Lists