EPISODE · Oct 20, 2020 · 9 MIN
Insights Episode10: Best Laid Plans: When a Pandemic Complicates Hospital Funding Reform
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Best Laid Plans: When a Pandemic Complicates Hospital Funding Reform Karen S. Palmer and Noah Ivers COVID-19 has created historic financial pressures for Canadian hospitals. When the pandemic escalated in March 2020, hospitals everywhere ramped up in heroic and unprecedented ways in anticipation of a sharp rise in demand for services. Governments – both provincial and federal – increased health sector funding to expand hospitals’ capacity in case the curve was not flattened. But how much flexibility do hospitals have in deciding how they spend this money?
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Best Laid Plans: When a Pandemic Complicates Hospital Funding Reform Karen S. Palmer and Noah Ivers COVID-19 has created historic financial pressures for Canadian hospitals. When the pandemic escalated in March 2020, hospitals everywhere ramped up in heroic and unprecedented ways in anticipation of a sharp rise in demand for services. Governments – both provincial and federal – increased health sector funding to expand hospitals’ capacity in case the curve was not flattened. But how much flexibility do hospitals have in deciding how they spend this money?
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