Accountability and Access to Medical Care: Lessons from the Use of Capitation Payments in Ontario

Ake Blomqvist, Boris Kralj and Jasmin Kantarevic
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Boris Kralj: Ontario Medical Association

No 168, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: Ontario healthcare reforms have made headway in improving access to primary care by implementing the “capitation” model where doctors are paid mainly for a roster of patients rather than fee-for-service – but too many of patients are still using “outside” doctors, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Accountability and Access to Medical Care: Lessons from the Use of Capitation Payments in Ontario,” authors Åke Blomqvist, Boris Kralj and Jasmin Kantarevic suggest an area for further reform would be to encourage patients to stick to their regular doctor.

Keywords: Social Policy; Health Policy; Primary Care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I11 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-11
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Published on the C.D. Howe Institute website, November 2013

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