Bitter Medicine : The Saskatchewan Medicare Feud

Tollefson, E. A.

Saskatoon, 1963

By Modern Press
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Hardcover, dj, 236 pages, 5.75x8.75 in [15x22 cm].
Condition

Dust jacket: corners bumped, age tanned, rubbed, edgeworn, chipped, several small closed tears.
Boards: top edge dust stained, corners rubbed, margins age tanned, name inscription on front free endpaper.

Notes

Tollefson examines the Saskatchewan Medicare controversy that culminated in the 1962 doctors’ strike. The dispute centred on the Saskatchewan government's effort to establish a universal, compulsory, publicly financed medical-care program and the medical profession's opposition to the proposed arrangements. In July 1962, Saskatchewan physicians withdrew most services for about three weeks while maintaining emergency care.

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