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Grey Zones: Emerging Issues at the Boundaries of the Canada Health Act

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  • Gerard W. Boychuk

    (University of Waterlook)

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The Canada Health Act (CHA) creates a series of “grey zones” in which considerable discretion is granted to the federal health minister to determine what is subject to penalty under the Act. This report outlines the provisions of the CHA, and examines four current issues relating to the Act: annual fees charged by integrative health clinics; provincial healthcare deductibles; provincial funding of health services purchased or insured out-of-country; and provincial funding of out-of-province health services facilitated by private medical concierge services. In each case, the Commentary examines how the practice might be subject to penalties under the CHA, and highlights the federal role to date in debates on these issues.

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  • Gerard W. Boychuk, 2012. "Grey Zones: Emerging Issues at the Boundaries of the Canada Health Act," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 348, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cdh:commen:348
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    Cited by:

    1. Ian Irvine & William Sims, 2012. "A Taxing Dilemma: Assessing the Impact of Tax and Price Changes on the Tobacco Market," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 350, May.
    2. Ake Blomqvist & Colin Busby, 2015. "Rethinking Canada’s Unbalanced Mix of Public and Private Healthcare: Insights from Abroad," C.D. Howe Institute Commentary, C.D. Howe Institute, issue 420, February.

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    Keywords

    Social Policy; Canada Health Act (CHA);

    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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