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This paper analyzes Chilean data in search of answers to questions about the effects on health care costs of population aging and of catastrophic events. Its main purpose is to ground current discussions about these aspects of the country's health care system in empirical data and to analyze alternatives to deal with catastrophic and elderly health care costs. The purpose of this research is not; however, to provide specific recommendations on how to shape the health care system in Chile.