POLI 1P93 Lecture 10: LEC NOTES november 2
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Bill on a per client or per service basis. Reimbursed by provincial governments according to a pay structure. About 1/3 of health expenditures are outside the public system. If no private insurance, pay out of pocket, or go without. Though federal government has the spending power to in uence. Used to set some of the rules (canada health act) Cost sharing measures between the provinces and federal government. Usually mostly the province who pays the cost towards health care. The basics - the concerns surrounding health care. Single biggest portion of government program spending. As the population ages, this is going to increase, signi cantly. Most canadians suggest health care needs improvement. Almost all canadians unwilling to give up health care. Neoliberalism pushes for elimination of single payer system, and to lower spending and cost by removing health care. Created in 1867 when hospitals were not a large concern. Governments spent very little on health care.