Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Medical Health Policy

Where to from Here?

Keeping Medicare Sustainable

by (author) Stephen Duckett

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2012
Category
Health Policy
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781553395140
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $110.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553393184
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $39.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Universal healthcare, perhaps the most distinguishing feature of Canada's public policy, is under fire, criticized for its heavy expense and questionable sustainability. In Where to From Here?: Keeping Medicare Sustainable, Stephen Duckett defends Canadian Medicare, addressing key concerns and refuting criticism, while also acknowledging flaws in the system and room for improvement.

Duckett argues that while the fundamentals of Medicare are sound, a great deal of change is necessary to keep it sustainable. This book envisions a Medicare that is not static and simply responsive to problems, but an active, shifting system that keeps up with the evolving needs of a rapidly changing time. Duckett systematically lays out proposals for incremental change across a range of areas including primary care, hospitals, and the health workforce.

Where to From Here? Presents an unflinching defense of one of Canada's iconic policies, while keeping a clear eye on the future of the nation's health.

About the author

Stephen Duckett is president and chief executive officer of Alberta Health Services.

Stephen Duckett's profile page