Author: Betty Newson
Principles to Guide a Unified Funding Model For Non-Medicare (Non-insured) Health and Social Services argues that Canada’s sustained health care debate has tended to focus primarily on insured Medicare-hospital and medical services. While there is an increasing interest in non-insured health and social services, such as continuing/long-term care, drugs, home care, and social supports, analysis has often overlooked the fragmented funding arrangements in these sectors, in particular the financial impact for some people.