Links of interest
The role of the private sector is growing in Quebec’s health care system :: Media release, August 9, 2007
Choosing a regulatory framework for private health insurance :: Economic Note on the best way to regulate private health insurance, March 03, 2006
Using private insurance to finance health care :: Economic Note on the financing of private health care, November 10, 2005
Le Point de l'IEDM sur la légalité des cliniques de santé privées :: Le Point (in French) on the legality of private health clinics, October 26, 2004
Health Care Financing: Squandering Billions Is Not The Answer :: Economic Note on the financing of health care in Canada, September 01, 2004
The Pros and Cons of Public Service User Fees :: Economic Note on the tarification of public services December 1st, 2003
Turning to the private sector in health care: The Swedish example :: Economic Note on the Swedish health care system October 1st, 2003
Health Care Reforms: Just How Far Can We Go? :: Economic Note on the legal aspects of health care reforms, April 1st, 2003
Potential roles for private financing in the health care sector are a recurring topic of debate – and often of controversy – in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada. A committee headed by Claude Castonguay, established in the latest budget, is also examining this issue and is to deliver its report in the fall. In the wake of these discussions, this Note aims to look into private payments that already exist in Quebec and put them into categories for a better understanding of their nature.