Economist Dale Orr says policy makers need to look further before making decisions regarding health care.
Orr professes astonishment that there is no explanation for the wide variety in per capita health spending in Canada, of which Ontario finishes second last.
Orr says that Federal transfers play a big part in determining health spending, giving some provinces more of a cushion than others in making policy choices.
He also suggests that contracting out costs more – a lesson Ontario should closely examine given it has among the highest percentage of private delivery of public health care service.
Columnist Carol Goar looks at Orr’s analysis in today’s Toronto Star. To read the full story, go to:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/796798–goar-an-economist-analyses-health-costs
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