Just as a comment around the size of the pot, there has been a lot of analysis showing a whole lot of talk around health care using more and more of the budget. Often in reality what's happening is that the overall pot is getting smaller when taxes are reduced, and things like that, so that health care ends up looking like it's taking up more in the budget, but we've actually been fairly stable as a percentage of GDP, especially in recent years.
In terms of specific recommendations—and it's going back to what I focused on in my presentation—we need to look at innovations that will be both good for health and will also save us money, because money is always a factor. Pharmacare is one of those things that would unquestionably save money in the public sector as well as the private sector, and improve health. It's those types of initiatives that I think are some of the main things we can be looking at.
Maybe just to make a connection with some of the Nordic countries and others you mentioned, often those are countries that have very strong social programs. I know that wasn't the focus of my presentation but the health care system doesn't exist in a vacuum, so when you have other countries that have really strong social programs it does take some of the burden off the health care system. I think that's really important to keep in mind, too. When we're talking about health it needs to be connected with the strong education system and the social infrastructure that's also being discussed at this meeting, in addition to the other types of infrastructure.
Those are some of my quick points. The one around pharmacare is one specific initiative, and then also the social programs that help support a health care system.