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Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze
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| Citation | Colin Busby and Robson, William. 2015. "Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/managing-cost-healthcare-aging-population-prince-edward-islands-13-billion-healthcare-squeeze/ |
| Published Date: | January 9, 2015 |
| Accessed Date: | March 16, 2026 |
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Prince Edward Island faces a $13 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 today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Managing the Cost of Healthcare for an Aging Population: Prince Edward Island’s $13 Billion Healthcare Squeeze,” authors William B.P. Robson, Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs find that demographically sensitive spending threatens large increases in the province’s tax burden over time.
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