Journal article
Delisting eye examinations from public health insurance: Empirical evidence from Canada regarding impacts on patients and providers
Abstract
This paper examines the impacts of delisting routine eye exam services on patient eye care utilization and on providers' labour market outcomes in a public healthcare system. Provincial governments in Canada started to de-insure routine eye examinations from the basket of publicly insured healthcare services in the early 1990s. We explore these policy changes across Canadian provinces to estimate the impacts of delisting from the supply- and …
Authors
Wang C; Sweetman A
Journal
Health Policy, Vol. 124, No. 5, pp. 540–548
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.03.006
ISSN
0168-8510