All in all, exercise training reversed 100% of the 30-year age-related decline in aerobic power. Even so, exercise did not take the men back to their peak performance after 8 weeks of intense training at age 20.
According the 2012/13 budget figures, the province's residents paid more than $2 billion in MSP premiums, more than double the amount they paid a decade ago when MSP generated about $900 million per year for the government. Federal taxes for Employment Insurance and the Canada Pension Plan will also be higher in 2013.
All residents of B.C. must enrol with Medical Service Plan (MSP) and pay premiums. There are several payment options. What are the implications if employers pay or reimburse for an employee's premium? BC is the only province left to require residents to pay a health premium. MSP insures medically-required services provided by physicians and supplementary health care practitioners, laboratory services and diagnotic procedures. (excerpt from http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/). Some employers take this additional cost into consideration when employing people in BC. There is no legal obligation for the employer to cover this cost. If BC MSP premiums are employer paid, including reimbursed to the employee, this is considered a taxable benefit.