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The Regulation of Private Health Funding and Insurance in Alberta Under the Canada Health Act: A Comparative Cross-Provincial Perspective

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  • Gerard W. Boychuk

    (Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo)

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The range of options for provincial regulation of private funding and private insurance for health services under the Canada Health Act (CHA) is much wider than conventionally thought. While provinces tend to be considerably more restrictive than required by the CHA, existing legislation across the Canadian provinces presents a wide and varied menu for reform in the funding of health services. Given this, other factors including provincial public opinion appear to more significantly constrain reform than the CHA. The paper considers these issues with a focus on Alberta - a province often seen to stand at the forefront of health care reform in Canada.

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  • Gerard W. Boychuk, 2008. "The Regulation of Private Health Funding and Insurance in Alberta Under the Canada Health Act: A Comparative Cross-Provincial Perspective," SPP Research Papers, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, vol. 1(1), December.
    • Handle: RePEc:clh:resear:v:1:y:2008:i:1
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    1. 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.
    2. Haizhen Mou, 2012. "The political economy of public health expenditure and wait times in a public‐private mixed health care system," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 45(4), pages 1640-1666, November.

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