Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Use in Provincially Medically Uninsured Populations in Canada

THE views expressed in the papers are the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Centre or its sponsors. [...] An understanding of what the literature shows in terms of out-of-pocket expenditures of the provincially medically uninsured and the associated healthcare system costs would help address policy issues related to the uninsured. [...] As such, this review sought to synthesize the quantitative peer-reviewed literature on 1) health outcomes in medically uninsured populations 2) healthcare utilization trends in medically uninsured populations and 3) out-of-pocket expenditures of medically uninsured populations and/or cost to healthcare system to provide care to medically uninsured populations. [...] However, when the regression was adjusted for other variables such as age and English-speaking ability, the strength of the association decreased and became non-significant (OR=2.71) 3.5 Cost of care There were no quantitative studies captured that reported the out-of-pocket cost that uninsured individuals have to pay while accessing physician or hospital services. [...] From the studies investigating health services use, it was evident that there are differences in the use of healthcare services in medically uninsured populations compared to the insured population.