David Parry Dissecting Private Health Care in - St

DÉPARTEMENT D’ÉPIDÉMIOLOGIE CLINIQUE ET
D’ÉTUDES COMMUNAUTAIRES PRÉSENTE:
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
COMMUNITY STUDIES PRESENTS:
Révision d’un problème / Review of a problem
David Parry
Dissecting Private Health Care in Quebec
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies,
St. Mary’s Hospital Center, Associate Member
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DATE ET HEURE / DATE AND TIME
Jeudi le 11 mars de 12:00 à 13:00
Thursday March 11 from 12:00 to 13:00
ENDROIT / LOCATION
Psychiatrie, local: 3220 / Psychiatry, Room: 3220
Centre hospitalier de St-Mary / St. Mary’s Hospital Center
Un léger dîner sera servi / A light lunch will be served
Bienvenue à tous / Everyone is welcome
Abstract:
Little stirs more debate in Quebec than private health care. But what is really
going on in Quebec? What are the realities? What are the myths? What does
it mean for citizens? We will survey some of the key issues in the
public/private health care debate. We will examine recent changes to Quebec
laws that widen the door to private health care, and their impact (or lack
thereof) upon health care consumers. We will look at the role of reforms and
private health care in other countries (particularly the UK and Netherlands).
Ultimately, it will be argued that the debate is not so clear-cut, and the
public/private distinction is not so stark.