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Originally Posted by Canadianman
Alberta has the second highest healthcare spending because Alberta has higher salaries than every other province (for every industry, but just healthcare). So you are correct, we spend more than almost every other province on a per capita basis.
But the problem isn't management or administration. Administrative costs at AHS are 3.3% of overall spending.
This is more than 25% lower than the national average of 4.5%.
The 16 week is short term disability, not really sick time.
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Administrative costs of 3.3% are based on self-reported numbers done by.... the administration. Surprised!? They often don't count physicians or nurses doing primarily administrative work in these costs.
Using the definition of administration as: " people working to direct the activity of health care but do not directly participate in patient care as a major portion of function " (as in line with the OECD #'s) shows administrative costs of 15%.
The bureaucracy is real.