Publicly financed competition in health care: legislative issues.
The concept of publicly financed competition serves as a possible strategy for controlling expenditures and improving the efficiency of the health care system in Ontario. Potential cost savings, although rough estimates, for a 10-year period range from $1.0 billion to $1.6 billion, depending upon the model structure. This paper investigates the assumptions and structure of a publicly financed competition proposal and addresses legislative issues concerning the feasibility and desirability of such a system.
Muldoon
J
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Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario.
D002170:Canada; D003256:Community Participation / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D009864:Ontario