Health spending: News and podcasts

New data from CIHI estimates that in 2024, health care spending in Canada is expected to increase by 5.7%, after rising 4.5% in 2023 and 1.7% in 2022.

This media release examines national health spending trends for 2023, along with additional economic growth factors for health care.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Jennifer Zelmer and Flavie Laliberté about what a recent major funding agreement will mean for average people in Canada using our health care systems.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Jennifer Zelmer, Annamarie Fuchs and Teri Price about what a recent major funding agreement will mean for average people in Canada using our health care systems.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with McGill University professor Bernard Lapointe and documentary filmmaker Philippe Miquel about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Naheed Dosani about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Etienne Belzile about the causes of surgical backlogs in Canada and what could be done to fix the problems for the long term.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with nurse practitioners Cindy Fehr and Stan Marchuk about where their field fits in Canadian health care and the challenges they face.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Judy Morris about Canada’s health workforce crisis.

In this episode of the CHIP, we speak with Helen Angus and Kim McGrail about Canada’s health spending.