Surprisingly little attention has been paid to how we pay for health care affects how much we spend on health care. In this paper, I discuss how noncontributory finance and effective subsidization of public health care spending with federal cost sharing crowded out demand for private insurance...

Surprisingly little attention has been paid to how we pay for health care affects how much we spend on health care. In this paper, the author discusses how non-contributory finance and effective subsidization of public health care spending with federal cost sharing crowded out demand for private...

There is a widespread impression among Canadians that their health-care system is universal, comprehensive and equitable. Given this impression, Canadians may be surprised to discover that, for instance, while annual physicals and receiving advice on dealing with cold symptoms are covered by the...