Private health insurance needs consent

The Romanow Commission "heard from Canadians through the Citizens' Dialogue and other consultations [that] the large majority of Canadians do not want to see change in the single-payer insurance principle for core hospital and physician services."3 Given this evidence of citizens'...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 175; no. 1; pp. 62 - 63
Main Author Erban, Joseph
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada CMA Impact Inc 04.07.2006
CMA Impact, Inc
Canadian Medical Association
Subjects
Elective Surgical Procedures
Financing, Government
Humans
Insurance, Health - economics
Letters
Private Sector
Quebec
Waiting Lists
Quebec
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Summary:The Romanow Commission "heard from Canadians through the Citizens' Dialogue and other consultations [that] the large majority of Canadians do not want to see change in the single-payer insurance principle for core hospital and physician services."3 Given this evidence of citizens' resistance to changes such as those proposed for Quebec and to ensure respect for the autonomous choices and preferences of Quebeckers, it seems to me that any proposed changes in hospital and physician care must have explicit "informed consent" from the public.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.1060071