Rationing health care in Canada.
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چکیده
Canada has been able to develop a fairly successful system of healthcare rationing by balancing the conflicting concerns of equal access and cost efficiency, federal funding and provincial control, and public sector management and private sector provision. Financial constraints limit the kinds of services included within the notion of equal access, however, forcing healthcare providers to make difficult choices about who will receive a particular healthcare service.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of health law
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993