Abstract
<div class="page" title="Page 32"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The discourse surrounding the unsustainability of financing universal health care in Canada has led many stakeholders to evaluate the current system in or- der to consider alternative forms of funding. Several health care financing mod- els have been suggested and include Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), in- creased taxation and targeting policy to control specific cost drivers such as price inflation of physician and hospital services. This paper targets health care pro- fessionals, researchers and policy makers and calls for more awareness in evalu- ating public health reform initiatives for alternative measures of financing Uni- versal Health Care. Public reform must be critically considered in order to im- prove the cost and delivery of health care services since private methods ulti- mately impede on individual and population determinants of health. Discussed here are alternative financing strategies with an evaluation of benefits, limita- </span><span>tions, and future recommendations for Canada’s health care system. </span></p></div></div></div>
Highlights
Introduction licationsQuantitative and qualitative research articlesIn 2010, the total cost of the Canadian health care system was approximately CAN$ 193 billion, averaging CAN$ 5,663 per capita (CIHI, 2012)
Government websites including Statistics Canada and Health Canada were used as resources for current information regarding the Canadian health care system
Methodology nomic theory underlying Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs), which suggests that people will be more efficient purchasers if they must pay for items
Summary
In 2010, the total cost of the Canadian health care system was approximately CAN$ 193 billion, averaging CAN$ 5,663 per capita (CIHI, 2012). With regard to provincial budget spending in 2010, health care costs were highest in Quebec (45%) and Ontario (40%), with a national average of 38% (Palley, Pomey, Forest, 2011). This is A target of policy change at the provincial level because health care were chosen. Spending increasingly subordinates other budgetary needs; for example, it is suggested that if current trends continue, Ontario’s cost of health care will amount for 80% of its Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) budget by 2030. The remaining 20% of the budget would be insufficient to fund the current public education system costs (Toronto Dominion Bank, 2010)
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