“Our aging population is going to contribute to an increase in healthcare costs, but it is not going to be the major driver of healthcare spending.”
Michael Grignon, Professor, Departments of Economics and Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University
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Why We Need More Canadian Health Policy in the Media
This free ebook is a compilation of the EvidenceNetwork.ca commentaries published in major newspapers in 2015, written by experts in the health policy field. These articles highlight the most recent evidence on a wide range of topics, including our aging population, healthcare costs and spending, mental health, pharmaceutical policy, the social determinants of health and distinctions between the Canadian and American healthcare systems among other topics.
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