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Re-Minding Our Ps and Qs : Medical Cost Controls in Canada

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  • Barer, M.L.
  • Lomas, J.
  • Sanmartin, C.

Abstract

During the past few years the landscape of Canadian physician reimbursement policy has undergone dramatic changes. Rapidly eroding fiscal environments for provincial (and federal) governments have forced provinces to "get serious" about controlling a significant, previously uncontrolled budget lines: Physicians expenditures.

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  • Barer, M.L. & Lomas, J. & Sanmartin, C., 1996. "Re-Minding Our Ps and Qs : Medical Cost Controls in Canada," Centre for Health Services and Policy Research 96:6r, University of British Columbia - Centre for Health Services and Policy Research..
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:brichs:96:6r
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    Cited by:

    1. Skinner, Jonathan & Fisher, Elliott, 1997. "Regional Disparities in Medicare Expenditures: An Opportunity for Reform," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 50(3), pages 413-425, September.
    2. Sara Allin & Michael Baker & Maripier Isabelle & Mark Stabile, 2015. "Accounting for the Rise in C-sections: Evidence from Population Level Data," NBER Working Papers 21022, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Skinner, Jonathan & Fisher, Elliott, 1997. "Regional Disparities in Medicare Expenditures: An Opportunity for Reform," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association, vol. 50(3), pages 413-25, September.
    4. Miaw-Chwen Lee & Andrew Jones, 2006. "Heterogeneity in dentists’ activity in Taiwan: an application of quantile regression," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 31(1), pages 151-164, March.
    5. Basu, Kisalaya & Rajbhandary, Sameer, 2006. "Interprovincial migration of physicians in Canada: What are the determinants?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(2), pages 186-193, April.

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    Keywords

    HEALTH SERVICES ; COSTS;

    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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