• Healthc Q · Jan 2007

    Comparative Study

    Private health insurance: an international overview and considerations for Canada.

    • Irfan Dhalla.
    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. irfan.dhalla@utoronto.ca
    • Healthc Q. 2007 Jan 1; 10 (4): 89-96.

    AbstractSince the passage of the Canada Health Act in 1984 and its prohibition of extra-billing, there has been an extremely limited role for private health insurance in Canada as a mechanism to pay for medically necessary physician or hospital services. In the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court decision Chaoulli v. Québec, this may change.

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