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B.C.’s health-care system needs real reform

Earlier this year, British Columbia’s premier directed the health minister to evaluate the regional health authorities and work on lowering administrative expenses.
This directive responded to ongoing issues including intermittent ER closures, long wait times, and hundreds of thousands without a family doctor.
Currently, B.C. Hospitals receive lump sum funding, unlike countries like Germany and Switzerland, which use activity-based funding paying per patient and condition.
Activity-Based funding, adopted by many universal care systems since the 1990s, improves care quality and lowers wait times by treating patients as revenue sources.
The ongoing review may find some savings, but meaningful reform aligning B.C. With better-performing systems is needed to improve timely access for patients.

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