Public funding for private for-profit centres and access to cataract surgery by patient socioeconomic status: an Ontario population-based study
After increased public funding for private, for-profit surgical centres, patient socioeconomic status was associated with access to cataract surgery in these centres, but not in public hospitals. Addressing the factors underlying this incongruity is vital to ensure access to surgery and maintain public confidence in the cataract surgery system.
Authors
- Sudeep S. Gill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9292-1197)
- Chaim M. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-9469)
- Nancy N. Baxter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-4620)
- J. Michael Paterson
- Andrew S. Wilton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0265-262X)
- Jonathan C. Irish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-2717)
- David Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0926-2547)
- Sherif El-Defrawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-9947)
- David R. Urbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6476-7337)
- Thérèse A. Stukel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-8764)
- Robert Campbell
Institutions
- Campbell Collaboration (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240414
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.70