As questions abound regarding management and resource use in the public health care system, it is important to evaluate the place the private sector could occupy. With this first Economic Note on the use of health care resources, the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) wishes to add some thoughts on the optimization of operating blocks in Quebec. A later Economic Note will look into the supply of human resources in the health care system.

Health care reform in Canada.

Health care reform in Canada.

Publication of an Economic Note on existing user fees in Quebec’s health care system.

Publication of an Economic Note on existing user fees in Quebec’s health care system.

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.

Some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.

The financing of health care services in Quebec.

Some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.

Some of the myths surrounding the American health care system.