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posted by janrinok on Tuesday January 23 2018, @11:51PM   Printer-friendly

"Spending more on health care sounds like it should improve health, but our study suggests that is not the case and social spending could be used to improve the health of everyone," says Dr. Daniel Dutton, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. "Relative to health care, we spend little on social services per person, so redistributing money to social services from health care is actually a small change in health care spending."

Health care costs are expanding in many developed countries like Canada, and governments are seeking ways to contain costs while maintaining a healthy population. Treating the social determinants of health like income, education, or social and physical living environments through spending on social services can help address the root causes of disease and poor health. However, health spending continues to make up the lion's share of spending.

[...] The commentary author suggests governments should allocate social spending fairly for both young and old to ensure that the younger generation is not being shortchanged.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122104016.htm

[Paper]: Effect of provincial spending on social services and health care on health outcomes in Canada: an observational longitudinal study

[Related]: The need for health in all policies in Canada


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @02:05AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday January 24 2018, @02:05AM (#626905)

    On the other hand, how do we optimize profit? Sell product, sell services, advertise advertise advertise.

    Adverts when you read, adverts on your phone, adverts when you drive, adverts when you fly, adverts when you wait, adverts when you play, adverts when you go out, adverts when you stay in, adverts when you take a leak.

    I wonder which path we took in the USA?