Exploring Privatization in Canadian Primary Care: An Environmental Scan of Primary Care Clinics Accepting Private Payment

Aidan Bodner, Sarah Spencer, M. Ruth Lavergne, Lindsay Hedden

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Résumé

BACKGROUND: Private payment within primary care has not received extensive scrutiny, despite the emergence of "concierge" primary care services. OBJECTIVE: We conducted an environmental scan to explore the nature of private payment for primary care across Canada. METHOD: We extracted data from clinic websites on funding models, range of services provided and whether they were independent or part of a chain. We conducted a thematic analysis of service advertisements. RESULTS: We identified 83 private clinics across six provinces, predominately in urban areas. Private payment-only clinics offered the widest range of services and advertisements emphasised timely, comprehensive care. CONCLUSION: The extent to which these clinics and bundling of primary care with privately paid wellness services impact patients' access to care should be the subject of future research.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)65-80
Nombre de pages16
JournalHealthcare Policy
Volume17
Numéro de publication3
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - févr. 1 2022

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Copyright © 2022 Longwoods Publishing.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Health Policy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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