Higher health-care costs: Are you concerned?
- August 23, 2010 10:21 AM |
- By POV
By CBC News
Many Canadians are concerned their quality of health care will decline from the strain posed by aging baby boomers, suggests a new poll by the Canadian Medical Association.
Nearly three quarters of Canadians surveyed agreed urgent changes to the health-care system are needed to provide today's level of care to the baby boom generation.
"This year our report card shows young adult Canadians are bracing for increased health-care costs in the future," said CMA president Dr. Anne Doig.
"We know that as people age, they require more health-care services and right now, there is a very real worry that unless it is significantly transformed, our health-care system will not be able to meet the needs of future generations," she said in a release.
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Are you worried about the increasing costs of health care? Have you done anything to prepare for the future, such as buying long-term health insurance?
(This poll is not scientific. It is based on readers' responses.)
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