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It's not the money, it's the principle : why user charges for some services and not others? Evans, Robert G., 1942-; Barer, M. L.; Stoddart, G. L.; Bhatia, Vandna

Abstract

This is one in a series of articles by the authors about the ongoing debate over user charges in the Canadian health care system. In this paper we examine why user charges exist for some health care services and not for others. The paper analyzes the characteristics of services which appear to, or might, underlie decisions to charge in part or in whole for specific types of services. We propose a framework for evaluating the justification for, and feasibility of, user charges for particular types of services in particular situations.

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Title
It's not the money, it's the principle : why user charges for some services and not others?
Alternate Title
HPRU 93:16D
Creator
Evans, Robert G., 1942-; Barer, M. L.; Stoddart, G. L.; Bhatia, Vandna
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)
Date Issued
1993-12
Description
This is one in a series of articles by the authors about the ongoing debate over user charges in the Canadian health care system. In this paper we examine why user charges exist for some health care services and not for others. The paper analyzes the characteristics of services which appear to, or might, underlie decisions to charge in part or in whole for specific types of services. We propose a framework for evaluating the justification for, and feasibility of, user charges for particular types of services in particular situations.
Subject
User charges -- Canada; Medical care -- Canada -- Finance; Medical economics -- Canada; Fee-for-Service Plans -- Canada; Fees, Medical -- Canada
Geographic Location
Canada
Genre
Book
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-08-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0048355
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50236
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Vancouver School of Economics; Health Care and Epidemiology, Department of; Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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