Title page
Contents
Summary 1
Introduction 2
Why the misunderstanding? 2
The cost of health care by family type 3
The impact of the increasing cost of health care on Canadian individuals and families 4
The cost of health care by income group 9
Conclusion 9
References 9
Acknowledgments 11
Table 1. Average income and average total tax bill of representative families, 2024 3
Table 2. Income, cost of health care, and selected expenditures of the average Canadian family (current dollars) 7
Table 3. Average income and total tax bill in each decile, 2024 8
Figure 1. Inflation-adjusted cost of public health care insurance for selected types of 2-parent families, 1997-2024 5
Figure 2. Inflation-adjusted cost of public health care insurance for selected types of other families, 1997-2024 5
Figure 3. How Health Care Insurance has increased relative to other costs, 1997-2024 8