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Canada’s health care system: A relevant approach for South Africa?
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Objective. Our aim is to contribute to the debate from a Canadian perspective, setting out the basic principles of Medicare (Canada’s health care system), reviewing its advantages and challenges, clarifying misunderstandings, and exploring its relevance to South Africa. We periodically refer to the USA because of the similarities to the South African situation, including its health care system, which mirrors South Africa’s current position if left unchanged.
Conclusion. While Medicare is neither flawless nor a model worthy of wholesale imitation, we contend that open discussion of Canada’s experience is a useful component in South Africa’s current policy and political efforts.
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Anne-Emanuelle Birn,
Stephanie Nixon,
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Date published: 2010-07-26
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