Four in every five Canadians believe that the demands placed on the healthcare system, aging Baby Boomers will lead to reduced access and lower quality of care, a survey commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association reveals.
There are wide fears - for nearly 75 percent - the growth of costs will result in a significant increase in tax and disability in the elderly to afford health care as they age.
At the same time, research shows strong support for user fees and have a well-to-do Canadians pay more out-of-pocket in order to reduce the impact of caring for the growing population of older persons.
According to the survey, especially younger Canadians (those born after 1966) are willing to adapt to the pressures on the Medicare system of purchasing private health insurance to supplement publicly provided care, using their retirement savings to pay for health care and going into debt to pay medical expenses of their parents and themselves.
"What we see in these survey results is a refreshing recognition of reality," Anne Doig, CMA president, said in an interview.
"Canadians do not give up on health, but they recognize that health care must be transformed to deal with current realities, demographic and otherwise," she said.
Poll., Who revealed Monday CMA General Council meeting in Niagara Falls, Ont, coincides nicely with a report published earlier this month called the Health Care Transformation in Canada: a change that works, that takes him.
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