Managing the Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Good—and Bad—News About Saskatchewan’s Fiscal Glacier
Saskatchewan faces a $79 billion fiscal burden – the future 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 Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Good—and Bad—News About Saskatchewan’s Fiscal […] Managing the Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Alberta Can Confront its Fiscal Glacier
Albertans carry a $580 billion fiscal burden – the future 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 Costs of Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Alberta Can Confront its […] Healthcare and an Aging Population: Managing Slow-Growing Revenues and Rising Health Spending in British Columbia
British Columbians carry a $384 billion fiscal burden – the future 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 “Healthcare and an Aging Population: Managing Slow-Growing Revenues and Rising Health Spending in […] Le défi budgétaire de la population vieillissante : planifier les coûts des soins de santé au Québec
Les Québécois traînent un fardeau fiscal évalué à 682 milliards de $, c.-à-d. les impôts additionnels qui devront être prélevés au cours du prochain demi-siècle pour faire face à l’augmentation des coûts des soins de santé. Les Québécois doivent se préparer dès maintenant pour l’impact des pressions démographiques à venir, selon une étude rendue publique […] An Aging Population Fiscal Challenge: Planning for Healthcare Costs in Quebec
Quebecers are carrying a $682 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 “An Aging Population Fiscal Challenge: Planning for Healthcare Costs in Quebec,” authors William […] Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Manitoba Can Confront Its Healthcare Glacier
Manitobans carry a $91 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 Healthcare for an Aging Population: How Manitoba Can Confront Its Healthcare Glacier,” authors […] Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Ontario’s Troubling Collision Course
Ontarians carry a $1.19 trillion 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 Healthcare for an Aging Population: Ontario’s Troubling Collision Course,” authors William B.P. Robson, […] Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: 2014 Provincial Perspectives
Canada’s provinces face a common challenge in managing the rising cost of healthcare for an aging population, and ensuring that demographic change does not compromise other major government programs, manageable tax rates, and debt control. The challenge is not identical everywhere, however. Some provinces are aging faster than others, some are more vulnerable to age-related […] Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income?
Provinces with age-based drug coverage should switch to income-based plans to head off serious financial pressure over the next few decades, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Should Public Drug Plans be Based on Age or Income?” authors Colin Busby and Jonathan Pedde find that age-based plans are ill-equipped to handle the […] Politics And Health Care: Who’s In Charge?: Hill Times Op-ed
Published in The Hill Times on November 17, 2014
By Åke Blomqvist
Åke Blomqvist is an adjunct research professor at Carleton University and a health policy scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute.
With a 2015 federal election on the horizon, many political strategists are wondering if there is a way they can leverage Canadians’ concern for their health care system into more votes. But these strategists and their parties should be wary of the pitfalls when trying to score points with federal health policy initiatives. Their success depends heavily on getting the provinces on side, and our system of federal-provincial cooperation in managing health care…
Bending Canada’s Healthcare Cost Curve: Watch Not What Governments Say, But What They Do
Canadians should hold off on declaring a slowdown in government healthcare spending to sustainable growth rates, says a C.D. Howe Institute report released today. In “Bending Canada’s Healthcare Cost Curve: Watch Not What Governments Say, But What They Do,” author William B.P. Robson finds that reports of slower growth in healthcare spending have been repeatedly […] Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Equity
Provincial governments should not expand public healthcare to cover the growing costs of long-term care (LTC), according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Paying for the Boomers: Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Equity,” authors Åke Blomqvist and Colin Busby say that such a move would put too much financial stress on future taxpayers.