Health reform and privatization in Alberta
By: CHURCH, John
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Contributor(s): SMITH, Neale.
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ArticlePublisher: Toronto : IPAC, Winter / Hiver 2006Canadian Public Administration 49, 4, p. 486-505Abstract: In 2000 the Government of Alberta passed legislation to regulate the activities of private health clinics in the provision of insured health services through contracts with regional health autorities. In seven years the interaction of ideas, interests, institutions, and external events forced the Government of Alberta to move from a non-regulatory policy stance to a policy of stringent regulation. The legislation struck a balance among competing values relating to public and private sector roles, incresead access and choice, regulation of the growth of public expenditures, and quality assurance
In 2000 the Government of Alberta passed legislation to regulate the activities of private health clinics in the provision of insured health services through contracts with regional health autorities. In seven years the interaction of ideas, interests, institutions, and external events forced the Government of Alberta to move from a non-regulatory policy stance to a policy of stringent regulation. The legislation struck a balance among competing values relating to public and private sector roles, incresead access and choice, regulation of the growth of public expenditures, and quality assurance
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