The provincial government has finally decided to cut back on one small area of health spending, by significantly increasing user fees for Pharmacare. Although many British Columbians are under the misapprehension that the Liberal government cut back health care spending, spending increased the day it took over from the NDP.
health spending
Janvier 26, 2003
2:00AM
Six weeks ago, on this page, I lamented Roy Romanows failure to propose creative reforms to our countrys health care system. He simply demanded $15 billion more federal transfers to provinces, while expanding government monopoly into national homecare and a program to cover catastrophic pharmaceutical expenses. Its not clear how he came up with the figure. Perhaps he just multiplied the $15 million cost of his Commission by one thousand?