title: The increasing inefficiency of private health insurance in Canada.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Kratzer), School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont. mlaw@chspr.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Kratzer), School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Jillian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kratzer
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (Law, Kratzer), School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of Medicine (Dhalla), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Dhalla), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Dhalla), Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Irfan A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Dhalla
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D059033:For-Profit Insurance Plans / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation