Rethinking the future of health care in Canada

A new book, Health Care Federalism in Canada, provides an up-to-date analysis of the current health care policy. From the book's review: "Now that Ottawa has left health care to the provinces, what is the future for Canadian health care in a decentralized federal context?  Health Care Federalism in Canada provides a multi-perspective, interdisciplinary analysis of a critical juncture in Canadian public policy and the contributing factors which have led to this point. Social scientists, legal scholars, health services researchers, and decision-makers examine the shift from a system where Ottawa has played a significant, sometimes controversial role, to one where provinces have more ability to push health care design in new directions. Will this change inspire innovation and collaboration, or inequality and confusion? "

In collaboration with Prof Levy, Boris Sobolev writes a chapter on challenges in measuring the performance of health systems. In this chapter, Levy and Sobolev review the current state of knowledge about performance measurement in health care and examine current efforts in Canada.