American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 160, 715-718, Copyright © 1993 by American Roentgen Ray Society
Eugene J. Keefe Memorial Lecture. The Canadian health care system: an overview
CJ Zylak
Department of Radiology, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Canada has 21 years of experience with a national health care insurance
program. This lecture describes the program, its evolution, financing, and
attitudes and perceptions of the consumer, the provider (physicians and
hospitals), and the funding agencies (governments). Comparisons, where
appropriate, with the system in the United States are incorporated.