Financial Models and Fiscal Incentives: Proceedings From the Healthy Canada Conference

The growing demand for health and health care in Canada and abroad is a financial concern for governments, business, and all Canadians. Health care accounts for more than 40 per cent of provincial and territorial budgets in Canada, and there is growing concern about the sustainability of the health care system and its ability to meet the needs of an aging population and the chronically ill. 

This report summarizes the presentations and discussion from the first Healthy Canada conference—Financial Models and Fiscal Incentives in Health and Health Care—which was organized by the Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care (CASHC). The conference, which was held in Toronto on December 1, 2015, provided delegates with practical insights and evidence-based solutions on how financial models and tax incentives can be leveraged to improve population health and the sustainability of the health care system while delivering value for money.