Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: British Columbia

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Page Title:Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: British Columbia – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: British Columbia
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/managing-cost-healthcare-aging-population-british-columbia/
Published Date:January 23, 2013
Accessed Date:February 16, 2025

British Columbians carry a $415 billion fiscal burden – the higher tax bill for increased healthcare costs over the next half-century – and should prepare now for the coming demographic squeeze, says a report released today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: British Columbia Confronts its Glacier,” authors Colin Busby and William B.P. Robson recommend that BC  move to  selective prefunding of healthcare services  and find cost savings and efficiencies by benchmarking against other provinces that get better bang for their bucks in some areas.

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