Framing Incremental Expansions to Public Health Insurance Systems: The Case of Canadian Pharmacare.

The article discusses a study which examined the print media framing of the issue of prescription drug financing in Canada in 1990-2010. Topics discussed include the universal comprehensive public health insurance offered in the country, the role played by policy elites in media coverage of health r...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 295 - 331
Autores principales:	Daw, Jamie R., Morgan, Steven G., Collins, Patricia A., Abelson, Julia
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Duke University Press Apr2014
Materias:	Canada Mass media criticism Newspapers Mass media Content analysis Debate Legal liability Policy sciences Practical politics Public opinion Government aid Retrospective studies Economic impact of health care reform Problem solving methodology Pharmaceutical services insurance Research National health services Time Medical coding
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Sumario:	The article discusses a study which examined the print media framing of the issue of prescription drug financing in Canada in 1990-2010. Topics discussed include the universal comprehensive public health insurance offered in the country, the role played by policy elites in media coverage of health reforms and the proposed expansions to public coverage of health issues. Also mentioned are the implications of media framing for the motivation for reform among politicians.