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Don’t blame aging boomers [health costs]
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Sep 12 2011
… recent research shows that increases in utilization — how many and how often Canadians use health services — are twice as important as aging in increasing costs year by year… my colleagues and I looked at spending on physician services over a decade and found two major trends. One is that people are seeing a larger number of doctors overall. In particular, they are being referred to specialists more often. Even more significant is the increased use of diagnostic testing: people are being sent for far more lab tests, CAT scans and other imaging services.
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