Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is promising universal mental health coverage if her party wins the June election
In addition to benefits to individuals’ mental health, the NDP says its plan would save billions of dollars because community care would lessen the need for critical care, and not as much productivity would be lost in the workforce. As well, the party said businesses offering health insurance would also see savings.
An NDP government’s immediate investment in establishing universal mental health coverage would be $500 million, the party promised, and it estimated that when the plan is fully implemented in Year 4, it would be $1.15 billion annually. As well, the NDP said it would tackle wait-lists for children’s mental health care. It would implement a “Make Kids Count Action Plan” from the Children’s Health Coalition, which called for an investment of $130 million over three years.
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