The Mazankowski Report, is a commissioned report entitled "A framework for reform: report of the Premier's Advisory Council on Health" that was released on January 8, 2002.
The 12-person advisory council, which was established by
Ralph Klein
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, then
Premier of Alberta
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in August 2001, was chaired by
Don Mazankowski
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, who had previously served as
cabinet minister under Prime Ministers
Joe Clark
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and
Brian Mulroney
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. The Premier's Council was charged with evaluating Alberta's health care system and formulating recommendations for reform.
The Alberta government accepted all of the Council's recommendations.
Responses to the report
The Alberta government accepted all 43 recommendations made by the Advisory Council on their report.
Researchers from the
University of Alberta
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's
Parkland Institute criticised the report by saying "a move towards a for-profit system isn't supported by the government's own data."
Campaign organisation ''Keep Medicare Public'' claimed that the report is "grossly exaggerating the scope of Alberta's health spending 'crisis' and its recommendations for reform would undermine the foundations of
Medicare."
Health reform at the federal level
The report of the
Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
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Romanow recommended sweeping changes ...
, also known as the
Romanow Report, entitled "Building on values: the future of health care in Canada", was submitted in December 2002.
See also
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Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada
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Romanow recommended sweeping changes ...
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Canada Health Act
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Canada Health Transfer
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Health care in Canada
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Canadian Institute for Health Information
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Canadian and American health care systems compared
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Canada Health Act
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Medicare (Canada)
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References
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Health in Alberta
Canadian commissions and inquiries
Politics of Alberta
2002 in Alberta