Lettre ouverte sur les avantages économiques des soins de santé publics du Canada
June 2025
Signée par des économistes, des experts en politiques de santé et d’autres acteurs œuvrant dans des disciplines connexes
Les Canadiens et Canadiennes sont fiers, à juste titre, de leur régime d’assurance-maladie. L’idéal de l’accès universel à des soins de santé de qualité en fonction des besoins, et non de la capacité de payer, est une valeur nationale déterminante. Les Canadiens et Canadiennes comprennent cette valeur et l’appuient massivement. Les avantages économiques dont bénéficie le Canada grâce aux soins de santé publics universels sont toutefois moins bien compris.
Compte tenu de l’incertitude économique et des pressions commerciales, notamment en provenance des États-Unis, il est plus important que jamais de comprendre la valeur économique de politiques saines en matière santé publique au Canada. Le régime d’assurance-maladie ne représente pas seulement une dépense dans les budgets gouvernementaux. Il constitue également un pilier de l’économie canadienne, un moteur d’innovation et une source essentielle d’emplois décents. Ces avantages économiques sont bien sûr complémentaires à l’objectif fondamental qui est d’améliorer la santé de la population canadienne.
L’économie canadienne est renforcée par des soins de santé publics universels, et ce, de plusieurs façons :
- Emploi et croissance économique : Les soins de santé sont l’une des industries les plus importantes et dynamiques du Canada. Environ 3 millions de Canadiens et Canadiennes travaillent dans le secteur général des soins de santé et gagnent en moyenne plus de 50 000 $ par année. Le secteur a créé 500 000 emplois au cours de la dernière décennie – soit plus que presque toute autre industrie (y compris les industries de la construction, de la fabrication et des ressources naturelles) – et ajoute plus de 200 milliards de dollars par année au PIB du Canada, sa production réelle augmentant 50 % plus rapidement que l’économie dans son ensemble.
- Chaînes d’approvisionnement et emplois indirects : Le système de santé repose sur une chaîne d’approvisionnement composée de centaines d’industries d’intrants : des matériaux et de l’équipement à la construction et aux services spécialisés. Parallèlement, les dépenses des ménages dont font partie les 3 millions de travailleurs et travailleuses du secteur de la santé au Canada soutiennent des centaines de milliers d’emplois en aval dans le domaine des biens de consommation et des services.
- Innovation et recherche : Les soins de santé sont un moteur d’innovation. Plus de 7 milliards de dollars par année sont investis dans la recherche et le développement en santé au Canada, ce qui en fait l’un des secteurs les plus innovants de l’économie. Cette recherche repousse les frontières de la connaissance dans de nombreux domaines et soutient la commercialisation réussie de procédures, de médicaments et d’équipement médical.
- Avantages liés au marché du travail : La couverture universelle des soins de santé publics est un avantage économique pour les employeurs ainsi que les travailleurs et travailleuses. Le régime d’assurance-maladie du Canada garantit l’accès à des soins qui améliorent la santé et la productivité de tous les travailleurs et travailleuses canadiens. Il permet de maintenir les coûts de santé des employeurs bien en deçà de ceux des États-Unis, qui peuvent dépasser 25 000 $ CA par travailleur par an. Il garantit également que les travailleurs et travailleuses canadiens sont libres de changer d’emploi en fonction de leurs compétences et de leurs intérêts, au lieu d’être liés à leur emploi actuel pour maintenir leur couverture des soins de santé.
- Économies fiscales : Les soins de santé publics universels génèrent des gains d’efficacité administrative et renforcent le pouvoir d’achat pour l’acquisition de technologies de la santé. Les coûts d’administration du régime d’assurance-maladie du Canada sont inférieurs de 80 % par personne par rapport à ceux du régime américain, qui est majoritairement privé. Les technologies de la santé coûtent également moins cher au Canada. Grâce à ces gains d’efficacité, le Canada dépense 6 % de son PIB de moins que les États-Unis pour les soins de santé, ce qui équivaut à une économie annuelle de 180 milliards de dollars. Pourtant, le régime canadien offre des résultats supérieurs selon de nombreux indicateurs, notamment la longévité, la mortalité infantile et les maladies infectieuses.
- Égalité sociale et inclusion : Lorsque les soins de santé sont fournis indépendamment du revenu, tous les segments de la société peuvent accéder à ce service essentiel. Cela contribue à améliorer les chances d’épanouissement et à réduire les dysfonctionnements et la polarisation au sein de la société. Les économistes appellent cela le « capital social », c’est-à-dire les avantages économiques de l’inclusion, de la confiance et de la cohésion. Des soins de santé universels de qualité sont essentiels pour développer le capital social et réduire les inégalités.
Bien sûr, le système de santé du Canada est loin d’être parfait. Les idéaux d’accessibilité universelle ont été mis à mal par le sous-financement chronique et la pénurie de personnel, les temps d’attente inacceptables pour certains services, ainsi que les inégalités systémiques (surtout pour les communautés autochtones et les nouveaux Canadiens). Le système peut être amélioré – et rendu plus abordable – grâce à une meilleure coordination et une meilleure couverture des services de santé essentiels, comme les soins à domicile, les soins de santé mentale et les soins pharmaceutiques. Ces problèmes doivent être résolus rapidement afin de préserver la confiance du public dans les principes des soins publics.
Relever ces défis de toute urgence et concrétiser la vision durable d’un système de santé universel de qualité devrait être une priorité absolue pour les gouvernements à tous les niveaux. C’est ainsi que l’on construira une société meilleure et une économie plus forte. Alors que nous sommes confrontés à des défis sans précédent liés à notre souveraineté économique, le renforcement de ce puissant moteur de croissance et de bien-être devrait jouer un rôle central dans la réorientation économique à venir du Canada. En tant qu’économistes et experts en politiques de santé, nous affirmons notre appui au maintien et à l’augmentation du financement de la santé publique, ainsi qu’aux réformes visant à améliorer la qualité et la couverture, afin de maximiser les avantages économiques et humains d’un système de santé public universel.
Sources :
Emploi : Tableau 14-10-0022-01 de Statistique Canada; ICIS, Effectif en santé au Canada.
Gains : Tableau 36-10-0205-01 de Statistique Canada.
PIB : Tableaux 36-10-0401-01 et 36-10-0434-03 de Statistique Canada.
Investissement dans l’innovation : ICIS, Tendances des dépenses nationales de santé, 2024, tableau A.3.1.1.
Coûts de l’assurance-maladie privée aux États-Unis : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, « Medical care premiums in the United States, mars 2023 », https://www.bls.gov/ebs/factsheets/medical-care-premiums-in-the-united-states.htm; 2024 Employer Health Benefits Survey, https://www.kff.org/health-costs/report/2024-employer-health-benefits-survey/.
Coûts d’administration de la santé : David Himmelstein, Terry Campbell et Steffie Woolhandler, « Health Care Administrative Costs in the United States and Canada, 2017 », Annals of Internal Medicine 172(2) :134-142 (2020) ; Michael Mueller, Luc Hagenaars et David Morgan, « Administrative spending in OECD health care systems: Where is the fat and can it be trimmed? », dans Tackling Washing Expense on Health (Paris : Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, 2017).
Parts du PIB : Petersen-KFF Health System Tracker, « How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries? » https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/.
Co-parrains de la lettre
Gagnon, Marc-André, Full Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University
Lafontaine, Alika, Anesthesiologist, Grande Prairie Regional Hospital; Past President (2022-2023), Canadian Medical Association
Martin, Danielle, Family Physician and Professor, Women’s College Hospital; University of Toronto
Morgan, Steve, Professor, University of British Columbia
Stanford, Jim, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work
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