News Item – Provinces with more seniors should get more health care cash, doctors say

As Canada hands out federal health money on a per capita basis, provinces with aging populations could be in trouble.

The Canadian Medical Association fears this framework could mean those dollars aren’t going to where they’re needed most: Canada’s seniors.

Canadians 65 and over account for only 15 per cent of the population, but consume 45 per cent of health care spending, according to statistics from the CMA.

Read full article at Global News.