Is two-tier health care the future?

• Published in: Is two-tier health care the future?
• Main Authors: M. Flood, Colleen, Thomas, Bryan, Allin, Sara, Barry, Sarah, Burke, Sara, Dawson, Danielle, Frisina Doetter, Lorraine, Duckett, Stephen, Farmanara, Noushon, Gruben, Vanessa
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa, Ontario University of Ottawa Press 2020; University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa; University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa
• Edition: 1
• Series: Law, Technology and Media
• Subjects: Delivery of Health Care; Evaluation; Health; Health Policy; LAW; Law and legislation; Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law; Legislation, Medical; Medical and healthcare law; Medical care; Medical policy; Medical policy-Canada; Public Health Administration; Public-private sector cooperation; Social law and Medical law; thema EDItEUR; thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNT Social law and Medical law::LNTM Medical and healthcare law; Two-tier care;Universal Health Care;Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Canada
• ISBN: 9780776628080; 0776628089; 9780776628103; 0776628100; 0776623192; 0776628097; 9780776623191; 9780776628073; 0776628070; 9780776628097
• DOI: 10.1353/book.74936

Canadians are deeply worried about wait times for health care. Entrepreneurial doctors and private clinics are bringing Charter challenges to existing laws restrictive of a two-tier system. They argue that Canada is an outlier among developed countries in limiting options to jump the queue. This book explores whether a two-tier model is a solution. In Is Two-Tier Health Care the Future?, leading researchers explore the public and private mix in Canada, Australia, Germany, France, and Ireland. They explain the history and complexity of interactions between public and private funding of health care and the many regulations and policies found in different countries used to both inhibit and sometimes to encourage two-tier care, such as tax breaks. This edited collection provides critical evidence on the different approaches to regulating two-tier care across different countries and what could work in Canada. This book is published in English.