Health care is on the uttermost edge of a decision. Turn this way or that and we forever shape our destiny - for good or bad. Before we take our health system and our health down one road or the other, stakeholders and health care experts are united in the view that, first, we must review the principles and core values of Canadian medicare. Now, with its newest publication, What Good is Health Care?, the CHA Press kick-starts the debate with a book that assesses the values embedded in a single-payer and multipayer system. It's a book that enlightens, challenges and, most importantly, leads readers to an understanding and appreciation of the social values that have been the foundation to Canadian medicare but are threatened by proposals to privatize. What Good is Health Care? explores what the many reform proposals for health care have been neglecting - the key values and goals that have supported the development of our health care system and defined who we are as Canadians, what we owe each other as citizens, and what legacy we will leave for future generations. It's a must read for anyone involved in decision-making about the direction Canadian health care ought to take - and for those of us who are affected by these decisions.

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