Journal article
Publicly financed healthcare and income inequality in Canada.
Abstract
Income inequality is currently the focus of considerable public and policy attention. Public services such as healthcare and education play a role in reducing income inequality in the population. This study looks at how healthcare affects the distribution of income across five income groups. Specifically, it estimates the tax contributions and the value of benefits received from physician services, drugs and hospital services over a person's …
Authors
Corscadden L; Allin S; Wolfson M; Grignon M
Journal
Healthcare Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 7–10
Publisher
Longwoods Publishing
Publication Date
April 1, 2014
DOI
10.12927/hcq.2014.23886
ISSN
1710-2774