Managing Healthcare for an Aging Population: Some Good News and Some Bad News for Saskatchewan

Colin Busby and William Robson
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No 146, e-briefs from C.D. Howe Institute

Abstract: Spending on healthcare in the western provinces and Canada has increased over time, outpacing growth in other government program spending. Further, the trend is expected to continue given the aging population and an increase in demand for new technology and treatments, which is a concern for the sustainability of the healthcare system in the near future.” Saskatchewan 2010/11 Ministry of Health Strategic Plan (Saskatchewan 2010, p. 15).

Keywords: Social Policy; Health Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2013-01
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Published on the C.D. Howe Institute website, January 2013

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