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Medicare Sustainability: Public Opinion Environment

June 17th, 2010

National Issue of ConcernNational Issue of Concern

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QUESTION: What is your most important NATIONAL issue of concern? [unprompted]

QUESTION: Thinking about the future of Canada’s public healthcare, would you support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or oppose public solutions to make our public healthcare stronger?

(Source: Nanos Research, May 2010)

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Support for Public Solutions in Support for Public Solutions in HealthcareHealthcare

Random telephone survey of 1,003 Canadians, April 30th to May 3rd, 2010. The margin of accuracy for a sample of 1,003 Canadians is plus or minus

3.1%, 19 times out of 20.

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Support for Public Solutions - VariationsSupport for Public Solutions - VariationsQUESTION: Thinking about the future of Canada’s public healthcare, would you support, somewhat support,

somewhat oppose or oppose public solutions to make our public healthcare stronger?(Source: Nanos Research, May 2010, May 2009)

Region AccuracyMay 2010

May 2009

Net

Atlantic ±10.3 90.3% 84.5% +5.8

Quebec ±6.1 81.0% 87.6% -6.6

Ontario ±5.7 91.8% 84.1% +7.7

Prairies ±6.9 84.9%

87.3%* +0.8British Columbia

±8.4 91.2%

*Prairies and BC were previously grouped as “West” region. Margin of accuracy for West is ± 5.3%

Perceptions of Cost DriversPerceptions of Cost DriversQUESTION: As you may know, the total cost of healthcare services in Canada has been rising. Do you think

[ROTATE STATEMENTS] the change has been driven mostly by increases in spending for public healthcare such as hospitals and doctors, or do you think the change has been driven mostly by increases in spending

for healthcare services which are partially covered or not covered by public insurance like dentistry, eye care, prescriptions, and physiotherapy?

(Source: Nanos Research, May 2010)

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Driven mostly by increases in spending for public healthcare such as hospitals and

doctors

Driven mostly by increases in spending for healthcare services

which are partially covered or not

covered by public insurance like

dentistry, eye care, prescriptions, and

physiotherapy

Unsure

Canada (1,003) 43% 34% 22%

Atlantic (93) 47% 30% 23%

Quebec (264) 55% 24% 21%

Ontario (302) 42% 40% 19%

Prairies (205) 32% 42% 26%

British Columbia (139) 38% 35% 27%

• As concern about the state of the economy subsides, focus on healthcare as the top national issue is on the rise.

• Canadians support strengthening public healthcare – and this figure cuts across demographics

• There is a diversity of opinion as to what is driving rising healthcare costs, and an opportunity to educate Canadians.

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Key ObservationsKey Observations