| Title |
The illegality of private health care in Canada.
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Canadian Medical Association Journal, March 2001
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| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
C M Flood, T Archibald |
| Abstract |
We addressed the question of whether private health care is illegal in Canada by surveying the health insurance legislation of all 10 provinces. Our survey revealed multiple layers of regulation that seem to have as their primary objective preventing the public sector from subsidizing the private sector, as opposed to rendering privately funded practice illegal. Private insurance for medically necessary hospital and physician services is illegal in only 6 of the 10 provinces. Nonetheless, a significant private sector has not developed in any of the 4 provinces that do permit private insurance coverage. The absence of a significant private sector is probably best explained by the prohibitions on the subsidy of private practice by public plans, measures that prevent physicians from topping up their public sector incomes with private fees. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 14 | 26% |
| United States | 11 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Djibouti | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 25 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 48 | 91% |
| Scientists | 2 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 101 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 35 | 34% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 15% |
| Unknown | 19 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 12% |
| Unknown | 26 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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