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According to a new study from the Fraser Institute, and using 2010 data that looked at 46 indicators, the institute concluded that Quebec's healthcare system, followed by Ontario's, provided the best "value for money." Alberta scored a dismal seventh, Saskatchewan was eighth, and Newfoundland was dead last.

Quebec uses far more private delivery of publicly funded health care in comparison with the rest of the country.

maybe Alberta's government should take a close look at the private options being served up in Quebec

CHSRF Series of reports on cost drivers and health system efficiency: Paper 6

Currently, provider fees are largely based on the costs to deliver the service, not the relative value-for-money of the new service. This approach means providers may have little to no incentive to perform high-value services compared to low-value services.

Health technology assessment (HTA) examines the medical, economic, social and ethical implications of the use of medical technologies, services and procedures. Because it has the capacity to capture value, HTA is considered an effective tool in making policy decisions to develop professional fees in response to the availability of new health technologies. In theory, using HTA to inform the price of a provider fee can lead to reductions in net expenditures while increasing payments to providers.