After hearing from several concerned parties last spring, the committee on health and social services is continuing its review of Bill 15 at the National Assembly this week.
After hearing from several concerned parties in hearings last spring, the committee on health and social services will now continue to review the bill’s nearly 1,200 articles. If it’s adopted, the bill would make several changes to the province’s health-care system, including the creation of a new agency, Santé-Québec, that would oversee day-to-day operations.
Opposition parties have accused the health minister of passing the buck with this new agency, and fear it could lead to the further centralization of the health-care system, as well as a lack of accountability. “We have to be realistic. The bill is tabled. It will be adopted eventually by the majority government, so this agency will be created,” said Parti-Québecois Health Critic Joël Arseneau.“But [what we want to see] is the agency be responsible for its actions, and that the minister continue to be the representative of the government — and its citizens — faced with a health system we need to improve.
The Quebec Liberal party, meanwhile, is calling for amendments in four main areas, namely in internal governance strategies and accountability, as well as in the protection of local users’ committees in hospitals and health-care facilities.
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