Rising inequality and the implications for the future of private insurance in Canada
| Autor: | Mark Stabile, Maripier Isabelle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Canada
medicine.medical_specialty National Health Programs Inequality media_common.quotation_subject Discount points 03 medical and health sciences Health services 0502 economics and business Health care medicine Health insurance Humans 050207 economics Private insurance media_common Insurance Health business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public health 05 social sciences Private sector Socioeconomic Factors Income Private Sector Demographic economics Health Expenditures 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Health Economics, Policy and Law. 13:406-432 |
| ISSN: | 1744-134X 1744-1331 |
| Popis: | Income and wealth inequality have risen in Canada since its low point in the 1980s. Over that same period we have also seen an increase in the amount that Canadians spend on privately financed health care, both directly and through private health insurance. This paper will explore the relationship between these two trends using both comparative data across jurisdictions and household-level data within Canada. The starting hypothesis is that the greater the level of inequality the more difficult it becomes for publicly provided insurance to satisfy the median voter. Thus, we should expect increased pressure to access privately financed alternatives as inequality increases. In the light of these implications, the paper considers the implications for the future of private insurance in Canada. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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