The New Canada Health Transfer: Increasing Disparity and Supporting Inertia?

Authors

  • Adrian Tsang McMaster University
  • Justin Neves McMaster University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15173/m.v1i21.803

Keywords:

Canada Health Transfer, Harper, Health Accord, funding,

Abstract

The current Canada Health Transfer which distributes $27 billion in cash and $13.6 billion in tax points to the provinces to support health care, will expire in 2014. Near the end of 2011, the Harper government surprised Canadians with a take-it-or-leave-it deal, whereby the Canada Health Transfer would be delivered with no-strings-attached and a decline in the rate of increased spending starting in 2017. The proposed deal reflects a growing hands off approach to healthcare in federal politics, furthers the divide between “have” and “have-not” provinces and represents a missed policy window for implementing significant healthcare reforms.

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Published

2012-04-03

How to Cite

1.
Tsang A, Neves J. The New Canada Health Transfer: Increasing Disparity and Supporting Inertia?. M [Internet]. 2012 Apr. 3 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];1(21). Available from: https://journals.mcmaster.ca/meducator/article/view/803

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Opinion

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