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Originally Posted by PoscStudent
Personally, I quite liked today's announcement. Government will allow the private sector to build and operate four long-term care homes on the island and the government will provide public funding for the beds in those homes. Of course the unions are upset.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...plan-1.3051622 |
I agree...something needs to be done. The health care costs in this province are about $3 billion a year. Doing some basic math that works out to a cost of about $470/month per Newfoundlander to put it in perspective. Seems unsustainable especially with our aging population.