Health Care Policy in Canada

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course investigates current trends and issues in health care policy in Canada. Students are introduced to the structure of the Canadian health care system, including federal and provincial policy history and the structure of its financing. The course focuses on challenges which occur in implementing and administering health policy change at the federal and provincial levels. The course emphasizes the regionalization of service delivery and the expansion of community-based primary care. Alternative models of health care delivery are explored. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and POL-3305 | POL-3332 | POL-3333.