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Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare
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ISSN: 25322044

Do we care?
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ISBN: 1282858173 9786612858178 0773567941 9780773567948 0773518789 9780773518780 0773518770 9780773518773 Year: 1999 Publisher: Montreal [Que.] McGill-Queen's University Press

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One of Canada's preeminent social thinkers, John Ralston Saul, begins the book with a harsh reminder that public policy can be successful only when driven by the humanistic principles which fueled its formulation. Once saving money becomes a goal in itself, rather than "something we do on the side," public policy has little chance of survival. In subsequent chapters introducing the five key areas, Dr. Richard Cruess (McGill) and Dr. Sylvia Cruess (McGill) write on the physician's role in society; the Honourable Bob Rae tackles the political challenges of health care in the consumer era; Professor Raisa Deber (Toronto) looks at the rightful place of economics in health policy; Sister Nuala Kenny (Dalhousie) examines the ethical dilemmas we face; and Professor Bernard Dickens (Toronto) describes how current health care issues are perceived by the law. Other contributors represent a "who's who" of Canada's most highly recognized academics, professionals, and policy-makers. Also writing on clinical practice are Pat Kelly (PISCES), Dr. Terrence Montague (Merck Frosst), and Dr. Hugh Scully (Cardiac Care Network). The Honourable Monique Bégin, Mark Wainberg (International AIDS Society), and Rev. Lois Wilson (Senator, Canadian Parliament) write on politics. Nathalie St. Pierre (Fédération Nationale des Associations des Consommateurs du Québec), Devidas Menon (Institute of Pharmaco-Economics), and Dr. John Wade (Former Deputy Minister of Health, Manitoba) discuss economics. Tim Caufield (Alberta), Maurice McGregor (McGill), and Lesley Degner (St. Boniface Research Centre) consider ethical issues. Marcia Rioux (Roeher Institute), Jamie Cameron (York), and Henry Dinsdale (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons) deal with the law. Do We Care? is a must-read for anyone involved in decision-making about the future of Canadian health care -- and for all of us who are affected by these decisions. Do We Care? is the result of a conference entitled "Directions for Canadian Health Care: A Framework for Sound Decisions" which was held in Toronto in October of 1998.


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Suicide prohibition
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ISBN: 0815650760 9780815650768 9780815609902 0815609906 Year: 2011 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse University Press

Adult severe mental illness
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ISBN: 0511042973 9780511042973 0585358834 9780585358833 1900151529 Year: 2000 Publisher: London


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Antitrust policy in health care markets
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ISBN: 1009090550 1009090356 1009099612 1316515206 Year: 2023 Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press,

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Health care costs in the United States are much higher than in other countries. These cost differences can be explained in part by a lack of competition in the United States. Some markets, such as pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, have elements of monopoly. Other markets, such as health insurance, have elements of monopsony. Many other markets may be subject to collusion on prices, such as generic drugs, or wages, such as the nurse labor market. Lawful monopoly and monopsony are beyond the reach of antitrust laws, but collusion is not. When appropriate, vigorous antitrust enforcement challenging anticompetitive conduct can aid in reducing health care costs. This book addresses monopoly, monopsony, cartels of sellers and buyers, horizontal and vertical merger policy, and antitrust enforcement through private suits as well as the efforts of the antitrust Agencies. The authors demonstrate how enforcing antitrust laws can ultimately promote competition and reduce health care costs.


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Économie de la santé
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ISSN: 09915168 ISBN: 2130414249 9782130414247 Year: 1988 Publisher: Paris: Presses universitaires de France,

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Le système français de santé est contesté. Inquiets devant l'annonce des dépenses qu'il entraîne, les citoyens sont désemparés face à la complexité des problèmes et la multiplicité des solutions proposées. Cet ouvrage a pour objet d'expliquer, de suggérer, d'éviter les partis pris. À côté des facteurs économiques auxquels on songe toujours, il fait apparaître, par exemple dans l'analyse de la demande de soins, le rôle des variables démographiques et culturelles. Le livre insiste aussi sur la manière dont se forment les coûts, une place particulière étant accordée aux comportements des acteurs et aux difficultés du contrôle. L'étude examine également la tarification dans les secteurs privés et publics, et la question du financement, la préférence étant donnée à une fiscalisation partielle des dépenses. Dénonçant enfin le caractère inadapté de certains projets de réforme, elle met l'accent sur l'intérêt de l'application des méthodes économiques, application à laquelle pendant trop longtemps la santé a échappé.

History and Health Policy in the United States
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ISBN: 1282133594 0813539870 9780813539874 0813538378 0813538386 9780813538372 9780813538389 0813538378 9780813538372 9781282133594 0813538386 9780813538389 Year: 2006 Publisher: New Brunswick, NJ

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In our rapidly advancing scientific and technological world, many take great pride and comfort in believing that we are on the threshold of new ways of thinking, living, and understanding ourselves. But despite dramatic discoveries that appear in every way to herald the future, legacies still carry great weight. Even in swiftly developing fields such as health and medicine, most systems and policies embody a sequence of earlier ideas and preexisting patterns. In History and Health Policy in the United States, seventeen leading scholars of history, the history of medicine, bioethics, law, health policy, sociology, and organizational theory make the case for the usefulness of history in evaluating and formulating health policy today. In looking at issues as varied as the consumer economy, risk, and the plight of the uninsured, the contributors uncover the often unstated assumptions that shape the way we think about technology, the role of government, and contemporary medicine. They show how historical perspectives can help policymakers avoid the pitfalls of partisan, outdated, or merely fashionable approaches, as well as how knowledge of previous systems can offer alternatives when policy directions seem unclear. Together, the essays argue that it is only by knowing where we have been that we can begin to understand health services today or speculate on policies for tomorrow.


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Healthcare and human dignity : law matters
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ISBN: 1978802994 Year: 2020 Publisher: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press,

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The individual and structural biases that affect the American healthcare system have serious emotional and physical consequences that all too often go unseen. These biases are often rooted in power, class, racial, gender or sexual orientation prejudices, and as a result, the injured parties usually lack the resources needed to protect themselves. In Healthcare and Human Dignity, individual worth, equality, and autonomy emerge as the dominant values at stake in encounters with doctors, nurses, hospitals, and drug companies. Although the public is aware of legal battles over autonomy and dignity in the context of death, the everyday patient’s need for dignity has received scant attention. Thus, in Healthcare, law professor Frank McClellan’s collection of cases and individual experiences bring these stories to life and establish beyond doubt that human dignity is of utmost priority in the everyday process of healthcare decision making.

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