CHAPTER TWO. What Is Health Care?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. List of Abbreviations ix
5. INTRODUCTION. Health Care in Canada: What Works? What Needs to Be Done? 3
6. CHAPTER ONE. Defining Our Terms: What Is Health Policy? What Is Health? 7
7. CHAPTER TWO. What Is Health Care? 20
8. CHAPTER THREE. How Is Health Care Paid For and Delivered? 33
9. CHAPTER FOUR. How Does Canada Do It? 49
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Health Care in Canada: International Comparisons 80
11. CHAPTER SIX. How Should We Decide What Is Worth Paying For? 97
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. Pressing Issues 124
13. CHAPTER EIGHT. Treating Health Care: How Can We Make It Better? What Might Make It Worse? 142
14. Notes 167
15. Index 185