艾伯塔省医院资金的变动是为了将资金与手术挂钩,目的是削减费用和等待时间。
Alberta changes hospital funding to tie money to surgeries, aiming to cut costs and wait times.
艾伯塔省正在全面改革其医院供资模式,从2026年开始,转向“以活动为基础的”系统,将供资与所进行手术的数量和类型挂钩。
Alberta is overhauling its hospital funding model, shifting to an "activity-based" system that ties funding to the number and type of surgeries performed, starting in 2026.
目标是通过鼓励提供者之间的竞争来降低成本和等待时间。
The goal is to lower costs and wait times by encouraging competition among providers.
然而,批评者担心这可能导致将利润置于质量之上,通过激励私营公司专注于不太复杂、利润较高的外科手术,有可能破坏公共医疗保健系统。
However, critics worry this could lead to prioritizing profit over quality, potentially undermining the public healthcare system by incentivizing private companies to focus on less complex, higher-profit surgeries.