HLTH245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Health Care In Canada, Information Asymmetry, Allocative Efficiency
26 Mar 2019
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Public insurance topped up by private users fees. Public insurance and privately employed or self-employed providers. Private insurance and privately employed or self employed providers. Dentist or massage therapist (kahoot: health care in canada is provided in public, profit and non-profit sectors) Financing- the wat in which health care systems are funded. Patients do not pay when receiving treatment. Revenue is collected through various forms of taxation. Money comes from anywhere: is an efficient system. Wide tab base: everything you buy, small portion is taken from it. Lower administrative costs (one main insurer: one big body that deals with administration. Good in overall cost-containment: no choosing, can"t argue or negotiate. Private not-for-profit bodies: something that you pay out of your taxes from your paycheck. Limited by their size: depending on how big your employment/ social group is, may not be very effective.
