Abstract
Although it is unlikely that many Canadian physicians are relying on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for retirement security, a forecast that the program is in financial trouble has implications for the medical profession. One is the prospect of a generation of poverty-stricken seniors who could put undue stress on the health care system; another is that as the number of CPP disability claims continues to skyrocket, there may have to be more rigorous scrutiny of hard-to-define medical conditions.
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