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CMAJ. 1997 Mar 15;156(6):891-2.
The National Forum on Health's final report appears to have said what Canadians--and the federal Liberal government wanted to hear about the health care system. It called for preservation of the single-payer model and the 5 principles of the Canada Health Act, and also recommended that medicare be expanded to embrace pharmaceuticals and home care. Edmonton internist Tom Noseworthy, chair of the forum's steering committee, said public anxiety about medicare is caused by the rapid pace of change, not its direction. However, the CMA's Dr. Judith Kazimirski was quick to challenge Noseworthy and his criticism of those who say a crisis exists.
国家卫生论坛的最终报告似乎说出了加拿大人以及联邦自由党政府想听到的关于医疗保健系统的内容。它呼吁保留单一支付者模式和《加拿大健康法》的五项原则，还建议扩大医疗保险范围，将药品和家庭护理纳入其中。该论坛指导委员会主席、埃德蒙顿内科医生汤姆·诺斯沃西表示，公众对医疗保险的焦虑是由变革的快速步伐而非其方向引起的。然而，加拿大医学协会的朱迪思·卡西米尔茨基博士很快对诺斯沃西及其对那些认为存在危机的人的批评提出了质疑。
