Something has caught the eye of health care funders in Canada--soaring drug costs. In fact, the rise in drug spending in Canada has been faster than in any other health sector. As a result, drugs have overtaken physician fees to become--at 17 per cent--the second largest source of total health spending in Canada. Hospitals remain the biggest source of health care spending at 40 per cent.
加拿大医疗保健资助者的目光被一件事吸引住了——药品成本飙升。事实上，加拿大药品支出的增长速度比其他任何医疗领域都要快。结果，药品支出已超过医生诊疗费，以17%的占比成为加拿大医疗总支出的第二大来源。医院仍然是医疗保健支出的最大来源，占比40%。
