COVID-19 resulted in 'biggest increase in health spending' ever in Canada, report finds

CBC News | Nov. 4, 2021, 7:11 a.m. | Original

A spike in health-care spending during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to some serious financial challenges for provinces as they work to rebuild their health systems in the aftermath, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

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