The combined effect of rising healthcare costs and government budget restrictions is limiting the resources that can be allocated to the healthcare system. Governments are therefore faced with trade-offs when it comes to allocating public funds both within healthcare systems and between different state functions such as education, pensions and income support. In a recent CIRANO study, Olivier Jacques (Université de Montréal, CIRANO) and Philippe Chassé show that the level of prioritization of health is high in public opinion, especially in Quebec.
The authors will present their study “Priorité à la santé : les préférences des Québécois et Québécoise en perspective comparée”. Antonia Maioni, Professor in the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy at McGill University's School of Population and Global Health, and Philippe Lachance, Director, Access and Primary Care at the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, will join the discussion.
This event will be moderated by Carl-Ardy Dubois (Université de Montréal, CIRANO).
