Canada is the only country with a broad public health system that does not include pharmaceuticals. This talk considers Canadian pharmaceutical insurance policy in comparison to England and Australia, providing a historical explanation for the different paths of policy development in these three liberal welfare states. Katherine Boothe summarizes their current differences in pharmaceutical policy, and reflects on the ways our ability to “learn from abroad” is enhanced by an understanding of the historical contexts in which health policies develop.

Katherine Boothe

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McMaster University
Member, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis

Related Publications

• Ideas and the Pace of Change: National Pharmaceutical Insurance in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom (2015)

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