(CBC News) — An aging population has Canadians worried about the future of health care, according to a poll sponsored by the Canadian Medical Association that was released on Wednesday.
The Ipsos poll found 58 per cent believe Canadians will have to delay retirement to afford health care. The poll also found that 88 per cent of respondents are worried about the growing number of seniors requiring more health care.
The survey’s release coincides with a meeting Wednesday of federal, territorial and provincial ministers responsible for seniors in Charlottetown to discuss support for Canada’s aging population.
CMA president Dr. Gigi Osler is on the Island along with provincial medical associations from the region to brief the ministers on the state of seniors care across the country. Osler said Canadians are concerned about the state of the health-care system now, and are equally concerned about the direction it is heading. (…)