When it comes to health care funding in Canada, we must stop living in the past

Rather than squabbling over whether the federal government is contributing its ‘fair share’ of health dollars, it’s time to move on. Now, more than ever, we need federal and provincial governments to talk about the important areas of health care that have never been required to be covered by medicare.
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott has been working to negotiate long-term health accords between the federal government and the provinces and territories.

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