An Introduction to The Impact of Universal Medicare on the Previously Insured Poor and Nonpoor, a Study on the Impact of Medicare in Nova Scotia by Murray G. Brown and Vernon A. Hicks

Gregory P. Marchildon and Livio Di Matteo

Canadian Public Policy, 2022, vol. 48, issue 2, 317-321

Abstract: This research note directs the attention of policy scholars to a unique and important research study on Canadian Medicare that is not generally known. Conducted by Murray G. Brown and Vernon A. Hicks, the study examined the impact of Medicare on the demand for services in Nova Scotia before and after the introduction of universal medical care insurance. Titled The Impact of Universal Medicare on the Previously Insured Poor and Nonpoor, this research was written up into a report delivered to the US government but was, unfortunately, never disseminated - nor did it become known in Canada. By summarizing the history and context of the study, the approach and methods used by Brown and Hicks, and the study's policy significance, this research note also acts as an introduction to the study.

Keywords: health; insurance; Medicare; micro data; Canada; utilization; universal health coverage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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