tailieunhanh - CANADIAN HEALTH INSURANCE: Lessons for the United States

Article 87 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland mentions – among the universally binding legislation – also ratifi ed international conventions/agreements. It means that these con- ventions/agreements form a part of the domestic legal order and have precedence over national laws in the event of potential collision with these laws, if they have been ratifi ed upon prior consent granted by the Act of Parliament (Article 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland). Since 1 May 2004, that is from the day of Poland’s accession to the European Union, the EU legal acts, and fi rst of. | GAO United Stales General Accounting Office__ Report to the Chairman Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives June 1991 CANADIAN HEALTH INSURANCE Lessons for the United States GAO 11 RD 91 90 I 144039 A United States I -L. XI I General Accounting Office VAX Washington . 20548 Human Resources Division B-244081 June 4 1991 The Honorable John Conyers Jr. Chairman Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman This report prepared at the Committee s request reviews Canada s universal publicly funded insurance system. The report describes the policies used in this system consequences for both health care spending and access and implications for the United States. We are sending copies of this report to interested congressional committees and are making copies available to others on request. This report was prepared under the direction of Mark V. Nadel Associate Director National and Public Health Issues who may be reached on 202 275-6195 if you or your staff have any questions. Other major contributors to this report are listed in appendix II. Sincerely yours Lawrence H. Thompson Assistant Comptroller .