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Health Care in Federal Systems
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Abstract How do multilevel health care systems evolve? Do they develop in a similar manner, or are their respective paths of evolution more sui generis? The aim of this article is to compare the way in which Canada and the European Union have attempted to coordinate health policy between their component mult... view more
How do multilevel health care systems evolve? Do they develop in a similar manner, or are their respective paths of evolution more sui generis? The aim of this article is to compare the way in which Canada and the European Union have attempted to coordinate health policy between their component multilevel jurisdictions over time. This article argues that the EU - despite its limited authority over health care - has been better able than Canada to develop a greater capacity for addressing health policy at a supranational level, notwithstanding Canada’s greater federal involvement in financing health care. While the experience of the EU supports the theoretical premises of neofunctionalism (that a certain level of integration will induce even greater integration in other areas, especially in response to crisis), the experience of Canadian health care federalism does not fit that theoretical paradigm. This suggests a limited applicability for neofunctionalist theory across multilevel systems more widely.... view less
Keywords
Canada; health policy; federalism; health care; EU; health care delivery system
Classification
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Covid‐19; European Union; neofunctionalism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 289-299
Journal
Politics and Governance, 11 (2023) 3
Issue topic
United in Uniqueness? Lessons From Canadian Politics for European Union Studies
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed