Canada's Health System: Public-Private Mix, Resource Allocation, and Challenges

 Canada’s health system is attributed with
the interaction between private and public
hospitals
 Allocation of healthcare–based resources
 Health care funding by the government and
users contribution.
 Minimal health-care costs based on the
public-private mix health care
 The private-public mix in health insurance
Introduction

 Canadas system of health-care is an
collaboration of private and public providers
 Health policy politics affects the
government health reform
 There is great competition between the
public and private providers of health care
 Social solidarity principle is only access
based but not based on people’s ability to
pay
Canada’s health system Health for all

 Population health used in the allocation of
health-care resources
 Casemix funding
 Hospital reimbursement
 Remuneration of GPs
 Provider reimbursement
 Purchaser-provider split
Resource allocation

 The public health system associated with
private health insurance
 High competition in the insurance market
 The two-tier system a matter as per the
efficiency and equity perspective
 Advantages of public system from private
insurance include;
 Enhanced health funding and support to
the public system
Health insurance in the
nation

 Public taxation
 Out of pocket payments
 Social security payments
 Private health insurance
Revenue collection
mechanisms