Socioeconomic Status and Utilization of Health Care Services in Canada and the United States

November 1, 2009 | Journal Article

This article compares the effect of socioeconomic status on consumption of health care services in Canada and the United States. Canada offers universal health care while the United States has a more complex mix of private and public insurance, and previous research has indicated that socioeconomic status is more likely to effect health care use in the United States than in Canada.

Hold Onto Your Wallet

October 1, 2000 | Program Result

During 1997 and 1998, researchers at the Sunnybrook Foundation examined the charges for 16 well-defined hospital services in different parts of the United States in order to test the hypothesis that there are wide price differences for the same hospital services.

Canada Does Better Job Than United States Controlling Health Care Administrative Costs

September 1, 2006 | Program Result

The Cambridge Medical Care Foundation examined trends in health care administrative costs. Their major focus was a comparison of costs in the United States and Canada for 1999.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Cost of Care

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Socioeconomic Status and Utilization of Health Care Services in Canada and the United States

Hold Onto Your Wallet

Canada Does Better Job Than United States Controlling Health Care Administrative Costs