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March 1988 (Volume 66)
Quarterly Article
H. Michael Stevenson
A. Paul Williams
Eugene Vayda
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The Canada Health Act of 1984 served as a lightning rod for profession/government conflict, culminating in a 25-day doctors’ strike in Ontario. The act was perceived as threatening medical dominance and professional autonomy in its prohibition of user fees and extra billing. A post-strike survey of 2,397 physicians across the provinces, however, reveals important limits to physicians’ ideological support for an unregulated medical market place. Rather, there are divisions within the profession on how to translate commitment to autonomy into appropriate policy objectives and political strategies.
Author(s): H. Michael Stevenson; A. Paul Williams; Eugene Vayda
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Volume 66, Issue 1 (pages 65–104) Published in 1988
