TABLE 2.
Predicted average annual growth in real (inflation-adjusted) expenditures on acute hospital care, fee-for-service medical care and prescription drugs due to population aging alone, British Columbia, 2006−2036
| Acute Hospital Care | Fee-for-Service Medical Care | Prescription Drugs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | In-patient | Day Visits | Total | GP | Specialists | Diagnostic | Total | Cardio | Neurologic | |
| 1996−2006 (Actual) | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| 2006−2016 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 2016−2026 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.3% |
| 2026−2036 | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| 2006−2036 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.4% |