Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse

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Citation William Robson. 2018. "Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute.
Page Title:Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/healthcare-costs-canada-stopping-bad-news-getting-worse/
Published Date:April 5, 2018
Accessed Date:June 13, 2025

Preliminary figures show faster growth in the amounts governments are budgeting for healthcare over the past three years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse,” author William B.P. Robson warns that the preliminary figures likely understate the acceleration, since later figures typically reveal that provinces and territories have overshot their budget targets. 

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