When Politics Comes Before Patients examines how political choices have eroded the foundations of Canadian Medicare, leaving hospitals stretched and many patients facing long waits for care.

Drawing on first‑hand accounts and vivid analogies, Whatley traces decades of marginal cuts, centralized decision-making and federal–provincial conflict that limit clinician input and distort spending priorities.

Rather than calling for abolition, the author argues for practical reform: give medical professionals a formal role in designing and delivering services to restore timely, high‑value care.

What readers will find

• Policy analysis of current Medicare challenges
• Personal and professional perspectives from inside hospitals
• Practical proposals to increase clinician leadership
• Discussion of political dynamics shaping health delivery

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