Understanding the Political Economy of the Evolution and Future of Single-Payer Public Health Insurance in Canada

John Emery

SPP Technical Papers, 2010

Abstract: Surprisingly little attention has been paid to how we pay for health care affects how much we spend on health care. In this paper, the author discusses how non-contributory finance and effective subsidization of public health care spending with federal cost sharing crowded out demand for private insurance as voters opted for high levels of public health spending.

Date: 2010
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