Canada's Medicare Bubble examines whether the public costs associated with Canadas health system are economically sustainable. Total provincial health spending has grown at an average annual rate of 7.5% over the last ten years, compared to only 5.7% for total available provincial revenue (including federal transfers), and only 5.2% for GDP. Long-term trends are similar: government spending on health has grown faster on average than GDP since 1975.
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