Doug Ford says health-care reforms loom, but OHIP will continue to cover services

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Doug Ford says health-care reforms loom, but OHIP will continue to cover services
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Premier Doug Ford is making vague promises of health-care reform, but insists any changes prescribed would be fully publicly funded.

“Guys, we can’t continue doing the same thing and pouring billions, which we’ll continue doing, and expecting a different result,” Ford said Friday in Dundalk, about 125 kilometres northwest of Toronto.“It’s not a money issue. We have to do things differently, so we’re going to get the best ideas from the professionals and we’re going to implement those ideas.”are planning further privatization of health care.

“One hundred per cent is going to be covered. We’re never going to waver from that. Are we going to get creative? Absolutely. As I as I mentioned, we just can’t as a province keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result.” But Gélinas said “it’s deeply worrying that Mr. Ford mentioned Shouldice as a model to look to,” because it is the only fully private hospital in Ontario.

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