Charting the course : Designing BC's health care system for the next 25 years

This is important work and the physicians of British Columbia support the Assembly’s foresight on how to meet the needs of our population over the next 25 years. [...] In 2010 the BC government spent $16.15 billion on health care – 40% of the total provincial budget.2 Key considerations: 2000 - 2010 •. Operating expenditures grew from $8.8 billion in 2000 to $15.1 billion in 2010.3 •. Average growth of public health spending in BC was 5.8% per year from 2000 to 2010, the lowest of the 10 provinces (average was 7.0%). [...] Training and recruiting health professionals takes time, and foundations need to be developed well ahead of the needs for the future to ensure the right number and mix of health professionals. [...] The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) is a joint committee of the BC Ministry of Health and the BCMA. [...] Designing BC’s health care system for the next 25 years Shared Care Committee The Shared Care Committee is a joint project between the BC Ministry of Health and the BC Medical Association, formed as part of the 2006 Physician Master Agreement.