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Canadian Health Insurance: Lessons for the United States

HRD-91-90 Published: Jun 04, 1991. Publicly Released: Jun 04, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed Canada's universal, publicly funded health insurance system, focusing on the implications for health care costs and access if the U.S. adopted elements of the system.

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