ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the health system of other countries and focuses on the system in operation in Canada. The Canadian system is very pertinent because it has been only a few years since Canada adopted a national health scheme in place of the private practice of medicine which was patterned after that in the US The health care insurance is compulsory for all workers and is paid from wage deductions. The patient pays a very small fixed fee for services and a small premium. Patients may be referred to a polyclinic, a district hospital, a state hospital, and finally to the Republic hospital for gradually more sophisticated care if needed. Canada deserves some additonal study for several reasons. The ten provincial governments assumed jurisdiction for health care within their borders, delegating local and regional control downwards and accepting standards set by the federal government.
